828  
FZUS53 KLOT 210349  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
949 PM CST TUE JAN 20 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>743-211045-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
949 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 35 KT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-211045-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
949 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25  
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 35 KT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY  
BE NEEDED.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
OGOREK  
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