857  
FZUS53 KLOT 251540  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
940 AM CST WED FEB 25 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>743-260000-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
940 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-260000-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
940 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE  
EARLY AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
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