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Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Northern Indiana

352 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan



LMZ046-121530-

Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-

352 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

SUNDAY EVENING...



.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.

Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to

25 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow. Waves 1 

to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Freezing spray. A

chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon.

Waves 3 to 6 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to

30 knots. Freezing spray. Snow likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet building

to 6 to 9 feet. 



The water temperature at Michigan City is 39 degrees.



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LMZ043-121530-

New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-

352 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

SUNDAY EVENING...



.TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mostly

cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots. A

slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow

overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots.

Freezing spray. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely

in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts up to

30 knots. Freezing spray. Snow likely. Waves 5 to 9 feet building

to 8 to 11 feet. 



The water temperature at Michigan City is 39 degrees.



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