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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
107 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ541-162200-
Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
107 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW gales to 40 kts with storm force gusts to
around 50 kts. Waves 8 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray and blowing
snow. a chance of light snow. 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.

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LMZ542-543-162200-
Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI-Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI-
107 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW gales to 40 kts with gale force gusts to
around 45 kts. Waves 8 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. a chance
of light snow.
.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.

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See Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

Wave height forecast is for ice free areas.