705  
FZUS53 KLOT 021436  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
936 AM CDT THU APR 2 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>742-022115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
936 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9  
FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-022115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
936 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG LATE IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
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