923  
FZUS53 KLOT 181621  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
1121 AM CDT FRI APR 18 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.  
 
LMZ741>745-182115-  
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-  
1121 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT EARLY, DIMINISHING TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ740-182115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
1121 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
KJB  
 
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