FZUS53 KGRB 161856 NSHGRB Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Green Bay WI 156 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- 156 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 and areas of blowing snow. Snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. .TONIGHT...NW gales to 35 kts with gale force gusts to around 40 kts decreasing to to 30 kts with gale force gusts to around 40 kts in the late evening and overnight. Waves 6 to 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray and areas of blowing snow in the evening. a chance of light snow and flurries in the evening. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times 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 W 5 to 10 kts early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less in the afternoon. 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. $$ LMZ542-543-162200- Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI-Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI- 156 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW gales to 40 kts with gale force gusts to around 45 kts. Waves 8 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. light snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. .TONIGHT...NW gales to 35 kts with gale force gusts to around 40 kts decreasing to to 30 kts with gale force gusts to around 40 kts in the late evening and overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray and areas of blowing snow in the evening. A Gale Warning may be needed. .TUESDAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts mid-day, then backing W early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Partly cloudy. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of light snow. $$ See Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast for Wednesday through Friday. Wave height forecast is for ice free areas.