189  
FZUS53 KLOT 241505  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
905 AM CST TUE FEB 24 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>743-242245-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
905 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR  
SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-242245-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
905 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KT  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
- IZZI  
 
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