928  
FZUS53 KLOT 211413  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
913 AM CDT TUE APR 21 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.  
 
LMZ740-212115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
913 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ741-742-212115-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
913 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-212115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
913 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FT.   
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.  
 

 
 
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