342  
FZUS53 KLOT 172035  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
235 PM CST TUE FEB 17 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>742-180415-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
235 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-180415-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
235 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
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