056  
FZUS53 KLOT 261427  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
927 AM CDT SUN APR 26 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>742-262115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
927 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY  
FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-262115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
927 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN GRADUAL CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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