338  
FZUS53 KLOT 271802  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
102 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH  
IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES, ALONG WITH THE  
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL  
OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED.  
 
LMZ740>742-272115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
102 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST GALES TO 40 KT WITH A FEW 50 KT STORM  
FORCE GUSTS BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KT LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.   
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND  
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-272115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
102 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.   
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND  
THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KT LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
RC  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab IL Page
The Nexlab IN Page
Main Text Page