869  
FZUS53 KLOT 211940  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
240 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 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>742-220330-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
240 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15  
TO 20 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH  
AROUND 5 KT OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-220330-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
240 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
KMD  
 
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