FZUS53 KGRB 160817 NSHGRB Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Green Bay WI 317 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan LMZ541-161600- Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI- 317 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...N storm force winds to 45 kts with storm force gusts to around 50 kts. Waves 12 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray and patchy blowing snow. Snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. .TODAY...N storm force winds to 45 kts with storm force gusts to around 55 kts. Waves 12 to 16 ft subsiding to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Heavy freezing spray. Blowing snow in the afternoon. snow in the morning. A chance of light snow in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. .TONIGHT...NW gales to 35 kts with gale force gusts to around 45 kts decreasing to to 30 kts with gale force gusts to around 35 kts after midnight. Waves 6 to 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. a chance of light snow in the evening. A Gale Warning may be needed. .TUESDAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts mid-day, then backing SW 5 to 10 kts early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of light snow after midnight. $$ LMZ542-543-161600- Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI-Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI- 317 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...N storm force winds to 45 kts with storm force gusts to around 50 kts. Waves 14 to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray and patchy blowing snow. Snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. .TODAY...NW storm force winds to 45 kts with storm force gusts to around 50 kts. Waves 14 to 18 ft subsiding to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Heavy freezing spray. snow in the morning. A chance of light snow in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW gales to 35 kts decreasing to to 30 kts in the late evening and overnight. Gusts to 40 kts. Waves 5 to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. A Gale Warning may be needed. .TUESDAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kts backing W 10 to 15 kts mid-day, then backing SW early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of light snow. $$ See Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast for Wednesday through Friday. Wave height forecast is for ice free areas.