788  
FZUS53 KLOT 210814  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
314 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
 
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>743-211515-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
314 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE  
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-211515-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
314 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
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