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Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Northern Indiana

1039 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan



LMZ046-122145-

Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-

1039 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...



.THIS AFTERNOON...South 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 in the evening. Gusts up to 30 knots overnight. A slight

chance of snow. Freezing spray overnight. 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 St. Joseph is 39 degrees and at Michigan

City is 39 degrees.



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LMZ043-122145-

New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-

1039 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...



.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.

Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. 

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

overnight. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance 

of snow overnight. Freezing spray overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet 

building to 4 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 4 to 7 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 7 to 10 feet. 



The water temperature at St. Joseph is 39 degrees and at Michigan

City is 39 degrees.



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