National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KMKX

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
905 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-232200-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
905 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023

REST OF TODAY
North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast late
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

TONIGHT
Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
around 1 foot.

FRIDAY
East wind 10 to 15 knots backing northeast late in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming east 15 to 25 knots
after midnight backing northeast early in the morning. Slight
chance of snow through around midnight, then snow likely and
slight chance of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 4 to 6 feet. A small craft advisory may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

LMZ644-232200-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
905 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023

REST OF TODAY
North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast late
in the afternoon. Cloudy late in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

TONIGHT
Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

FRIDAY
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering east in the late
morning and early afternoon, then backing northeast late in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late
in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then veering east 15 to 25 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight becoming northeast
up to 30 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of rain and
snow through around midnight, then rain and snow after midnight.
Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the morning. A
small craft advisory may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

LMZ645-232200-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
905 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023

REST OF TODAY
North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming north 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

TONIGHT
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight
becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

FRIDAY
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering east late in the morning, then backing northeast
early in the afternoon becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering east 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight, then
becoming northeast up to 30 knots early in the morning. Chance of
rain through around midnight, then rain and snow after midnight.
Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 6 to 8 feet. A small craft advisory
may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

LMZ646-232200-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
905 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023

REST OF TODAY
North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

TONIGHT
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight
becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly
cloudy through around midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight.

FRIDAY
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering east with gusts to around 20 knots late in the
morning, then backing northeast early in the afternoon becoming
northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in the evening,
then veering east 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
after midnight backing northeast with gusts to around 30 knots
early in the morning. Rain likely through around midnight, then
rain and snow after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 6 to
8 feet. A small craft advisory may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.