402  
FZUS53 KLOT 140850  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
350 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 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>743-141530-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
350 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST DURING THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT  
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH GALES TO 45 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10  
FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18  
FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-141530-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
350 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST DURING THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY THE LATE  
MORNING.   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT  
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH GALES TO 45 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 45 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT  
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
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