Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
305 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-192100-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
305 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Cloudy with scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots late
in the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots backing north after
midnight. Chance of sprinkles through around midnight. Slight
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast early in
the afternoon, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$
LMZ644-192100-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
305 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots early in the morning. Cloudy with scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots backing north after
midnight. Chance of sprinkles through around midnight. Chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast early in
the afternoon, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet.

$$
LMZ645-192100-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
305 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering
northwest 5 to 15 knots early in the morning. Cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Chance of sprinkles. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
north 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots veering northeast
after midnight, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet
in the late evening and early morning, then subsiding to 3 to
4 feet early in the morning.

$$
LMZ646-192100-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
305 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west
early in the morning. Cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon becoming north 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. chance of sprinkles in the
morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Chance of sprinkles through around
midnight. Chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots veering northeast late in
the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming north 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Slight
chance of showers in the morning, then chance of sprinkles in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight, then veering east early in the
morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Thursday through Saturday.