419  
FZUS53 KLOT 182004  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
304 PM 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>745-190315-  
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-  
304 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT EASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3  
FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ740-190315-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
304 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING  
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
KJB  
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