075  
FZUS53 KLOT 160209  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
909 PM CDT THU MAY 15 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.  
 
LMZ743-160915-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
909 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT, WITH A FEW GALE  
FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2  
TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT OVERNIGHT.   
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ740>742-160915-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
909 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT, WITH A FEW GALE  
FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-160915-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
909 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT, WITH A FEW GALE  
FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.   
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
KJB  
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