562  
WHUS73 KLOT 261947  
MWWLOT  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
247 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
LMZ740>745-270400-  
/O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260327T1200Z/  
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-  
247 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...NORTH GALES TO 40 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 14 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.  
 
* WHERE...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE FROM WINTHROP HARBOR IL  
TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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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