Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
105 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-182200-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
105 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Showers early in
the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Showers
likely late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south after
midnight, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. Showers likely through around midnight. Chance of
thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in
the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. slight chance of
showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.

$$
LMZ644-182200-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
105 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Showers early in
the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Showers
likely late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south after
midnight, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely through around
midnight, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in
the afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.

$$
LMZ645-182200-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
105 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early
in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely through around
midnight, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in the
afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance
of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.

$$
LMZ646-182200-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
105 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to
20 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early
in the morning. Showers likely through around midnight. Chance of
thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in the
afternoon. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Wednesday through Friday.