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WHUS73 KLOT 150847
MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
347 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
LMZ740>745-151700-
/O.EXT.KLOT.GL.W.0014.260315T1200Z-260317T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KLOT.GL.A.0009.260316T0900Z-260316T2100Z/
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
347 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
MONDAY...
..GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...SOUTH GALES TO 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO
50 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT
EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST GALES
TO 45 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT
EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE FROM WINTHROP HARBOR, IL
TO MICHIGAN CITY, IN.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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