400  
FZUS53 KLOT 170243  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
943 PM CDT MON MAR 16 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>743-171030-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
943 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10  
FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4  
TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20  
KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-171030-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
943 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
EARLY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KT.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13  
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20  
KT OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
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