063  
FZUS53 KLOT 270351  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
951 PM CST THU FEB 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>743-271015-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
951 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. GALES  
TO 35 KT POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5  
FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-271015-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
951 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
CARLAW  
 
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