167  
FZUS53 KLOT 160138  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
838 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 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.  
 
LMZ740-160915-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
838 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 45 KT. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT  
OCCASIONALLY 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13  
FT.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ741-742-160915-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
838 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16  
FT.   
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13  
FT.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25  
KT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-160915-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
838 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT  
GALES. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO  
8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KT.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
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