143  
FZUS53 KLOT 270851  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
351 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
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>742-271530-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
351 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT  
LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-271530-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
351 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES AROUND  
1 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT  
LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
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