603  
FZUS73 KLOT 160145  
MWSLOT  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
845 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
LMZ741-742-160153-  
/O.CAN.KLOT.MA.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250516T0215Z/  
845 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE AFFECTED AREAS WERE...  
 
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR...  
 
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND NO LONGER  
POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO BOATERS.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
INDIANA...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4169 8740 4190 8738 4189 8697 4179 8697  
4179 8696 4172 8691 4163 8716 4162 8727  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 236DEG 43KT 4193 8722  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-779-160215-  
/O.CON.KLOT.MA.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250516T0215Z/  
845 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
 
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
 
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CALUMET HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY...  
OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID  
LAKE...  
 
AT 843 PM CDT, A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 NM  
SOUTHEAST OF HARRISON-DEVER CRIB, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH  
WINDS AND HAIL. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY  
HIGHER WAVES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MARINA SHORES AT DUNE HARBOR AND BURNS HARBOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
INDIANA...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.  
 
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE  
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED  
METAL OBJECTS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4169 8740 4190 8738 4189 8697 4179 8697  
4179 8696 4172 8691 4163 8716 4162 8727  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 236DEG 43KT 4193 8722  
 
HAIL...>.75IN  
WIND...65KTS  
 

 
 
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