847  
FZUS73 KLOT 072121  
MWSLOT  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
421 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
LMZ741-779-072215-  
421 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
 
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND...  
OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID  
LAKE...  
 
AT 421 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL. THIS  
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OHARE AIRPORT, OR NEAR WILMETTE HARBOR,  
MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER  
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4209 8764 4211 8746 4212 8727 4186 8728  
4191 8762 4195 8764 4194 8763 4196 8764  
4196 8763 4199 8766 4201 8766 4205 8767  
4207 8767 4208 8768  
 
 
 
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