722  
FZUS53 KLOT 181419  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
919 AM CDT WED MAR 18 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>742-182115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
919 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-182115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
919 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
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