591  
FZUS53 KLOT 260749  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
249 AM CDT MON OCT 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.  
 
LMZ740-262145-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
249 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SUNRISE.    
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ741>743-262145-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
249 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT AROUND SUNRISE.   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT BY LATE MORNING.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-262145-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
249 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KT AROUND SUNRISE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT  
THIS AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.  
 
 
 
KJB  
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