689  
WHUS73 KLOT 160838  
MWWLOT  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
LMZ740>742-161645-  
/O.CON.KLOT.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-261016T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0021.261016T1800Z-261017T0600Z/  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
1 AM CDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT  
AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 5 FT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH  
WINDS TO 40 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...WINTHROP HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR IL.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1  
AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-161645-  
/O.CON.KLOT.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-261016T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0021.261016T1800Z-261017T0600Z/  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
1 AM CDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT  
AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. FOR THE  
GALE WARNING, NORTH WINDS TO 40 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 16  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CALUMET HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1  
AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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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