545  
FZUS53 KLOT 161458  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
958 AM CDT THU JUL 16 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>742-162130-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
958 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. AREAS OF  
SMOKE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-162130-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
958 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING AROUND 10 KT. AREAS OF  
SMOKE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
PETR  
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