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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1216 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ521-522-181000-
Green Bay south of line from Cedar River to Rock Island Passage
and north of a line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI-
Green Bay south of line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI-
1216 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kts veering SE 10 to 15 kts
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. Patchy dense fog. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...S wind 10 to 15 kts. Waves 1 to 3 ft. Patchy dense fog
in the morning. a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kts. Waves 2 ft or less. Rain
showers and a chance of thunderstorms. patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...SW wind 15 to 25 kts veering NW 10 to 20 kts early in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.  

$$

LMZ541-181000-
Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
1216 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF THE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kts veering S 10 to 20 kts
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog late in the
evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...S wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts early in
the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers
after midnight. areas of fog after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...S wind 15 to 25 kts veering NW 10 to 20 kts early in
the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft. Rain showers likely in the
morning.  

$$

LMZ542-543-181000-
Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI-Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI-
1216 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF THE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kts veering S 15 to 25 kts
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...S wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts early in
the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts in
the late evening and overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. patchy fog after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...SW wind 15 to 25 kts veering W early in the afternoon.
Waves 5 to 8 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A chance
of showers in the morning.  

$$

See Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

Wave height forecast is for ice free areas.