166  
FZUS53 KLOT 072018  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
218 PM CST WED JAN 7 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>742-080430-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
218 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT, LARGEST OFFSHORE.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KT. INTERMITTENT RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT, LARGEST  
OFFSHORE.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-080430-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
218 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT, LARGEST OFFSHORE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KT. RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT, LARGEST OFFSHORE.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
BORCHARDT  
 
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