874  
FZUS53 KLOT 160820  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
320 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 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>743-161515-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
320 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KT  
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10  
TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-161515-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
320 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY EARLY  
THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KT.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.   
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10  
TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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