Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
505 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-060500-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
505 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
after midnight, then veering south 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Snow likely, slight chance of drizzle and light freezing
drizzle. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering west 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots late in the morning, then rising to up to 30 knots with
gusts to around 40 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
40 knots veering northwest with gusts to around 40 knots in the
late evening and early morning, then easing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west late in the
morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-060500-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
505 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight, then
veering southwest early in the morning. Chance of drizzle and
light freezing drizzle through around midnight. Snow likely
through the night. Slight chance of drizzle and light freezing
drizzle after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet early in the morning.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the morning, then rising to up to 30 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots early in the afternoon becoming west up to
30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots late in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
40 knots veering northwest with gusts to around 40 knots late in
the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots after midnight becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
around 25 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves
around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ645-060500-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
505 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight, then veering southwest early in the
morning. Drizzle, light freezing drizzle likely and a chance of
flurries. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the
morning.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the morning, then becoming west 15 to 25 knots with gusts
to around 35 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts
to around 25 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then easing to
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around
1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-060500-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
505 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight, then veering southwest early in the
morning. Drizzle and light freezing drizzle through around
midnight, then drizzle, light freezing drizzle likely and a
chance of flurries after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet after midnight, then subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early
in the morning.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots rising to 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the morning, then becoming west 15 to 25 knots with gusts
to around 35 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots veering northwest with gusts to around 30 knots after
midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots backing west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then easing to
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around
1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.