615  
FZUS53 KLOT 142024  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
324 PM CDT WED OCT 14 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.  
 
LMZ740-150330-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
324 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.   
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ741-150330-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
324 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.   
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.  
 
 

 
 
LMZ742>745-150330-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
324 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.   
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GALES.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FT.  
 

 
 
PETR  
 
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