Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
505 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-311700-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
505 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
late in the morning, then backing north with gusts to around
30 knots in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 3 to
5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots in the late evening and early morning,
then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering east with gusts
to around 20 knots late in the morning, then becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon becoming 15 to 25 knots
late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet building
to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind up to 30 knots veering south
after midnight, then easing to 15 to 25 knots early in the
morning. Chance of snow through around midnight, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 7 to
9 feet in the late evening and overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ644-311700-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
505 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots late in the morning, then backing
north 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. slight chance of rain in
the morning. Waves around 1 foot building to 3 to 5 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
late in the evening, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots after
midnight becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering east with gusts
to around 20 knots late in the morning, then becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon becoming 15 to 25 knots
late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots veering south
after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Chance of snow through around midnight, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ645-311700-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
505 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
late in the morning, then becoming 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots early in the afternoon backing north with gusts
to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of rain in the
morning. areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog early
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 7 to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming north 15 to 25 knots late in the evening, then
becoming 15 to 20 knots after midnight veering northeast early in
the morning. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to
6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then veering southeast early in the
afternoon becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots veering south
after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Slight chance of snow through the night. Chance of rain
after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the
late evening and early morning, then subsiding to 4 to 6 feet
early in the morning.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-311700-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
505 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
late in the morning, then becoming 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots early in the afternoon backing north with gusts
to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in
the morning, then patchy fog early in the afternoon. chance of
rain in the morning, then slight chance of rain early in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot building to 4 to 6 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots veering northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering east with gusts
to around 20 knots late in the morning, then becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots veering south
after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Slight chance of snow through around midnight, then
chance of rain and snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.