FZUS53 KMKX 162010 NSHMKX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 310 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan LMZ643-170900- Sheboygan to Port Washington WI- 310 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind up to 30 knots rising to gales to 35 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Slight chance of waterspouts. Waves 8 to 10 feet. .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late in the evening, then easing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight backing northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy through around midnight then clearing. Waves 8 to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the morning, then backing southwest 10 to 20 knots early in the afternoon becoming 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and early afternoon, then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing south late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. $$ LMZ644-170900- Port Washington to North Point Light WI- 310 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind up to 30 knots rising to gales to 35 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Slight chance of waterspouts. Waves 9 to 11 feet. .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy through around midnight then clearing. Waves 9 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots backing west 5 to 10 knots late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon rising to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing south late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet. $$ LMZ645-170900- North Point Light to Wind Point WI- 310 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind up to 30 knots rising to gales to 35 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy with scattered showers. Slight chance of waterspouts. Waves 8 to 10 feet building to 10 to 13 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight easing to 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy through around midnight then clearing. Waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon rising to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing south 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LMZ646-170900- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL- 310 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind up to 30 knots rising to gales to 35 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy with scattered showers. Slight chance of waterspouts. Waves 7 to 9 feet building to 10 to 13 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots late in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 10 to 13 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the morning. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning, then backing southwest 5 to 15 knots early in the afternoon becoming 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing south late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Monday through Wednesday.