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FZUS53 KLOT 182051
NSHLOT
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
251 PM CST SUN JAN 18 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>743-190430-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
251 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SNOW LIKELY
TOWARD SUNSET. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KT GALES AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10
FT.
MONDAY
WEST GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. MOSTLY
SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ744-745-190430-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
251 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SNOW LIKELY
TOWARD SUNSET. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KT GALES AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
14 FT.
MONDAY
WEST GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12
FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FT.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT.
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
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