076  
FZUS53 KLOT 162030  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
330 PM CDT WED JUL 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>743-170330-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
330 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH  
DAMAGING WINDS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND WAVES SIGNIFICANTLY  
HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2  
FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5  
FT LATE.   
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KT.  
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-170330-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
330 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH  
DAMAGING WINDS. WAVES AROUND 1 FT. WINDS AND WAVES SIGNIFICANTLY  
HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. WAVES 1  
TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE.   
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.   
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
 
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