870  
FZUS53 KLOT 271938  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
238 PM CDT WED AUG 27 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>742-280315-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
238 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
WEST WINDS AT AROUND 10 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST.  
DECREASING CLOUDINESS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-280315-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
238 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
VARIABLE WINDS AT LESS THAN 10 KT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A  
FEW THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT IN  
THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
BORCHARDT  
 
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