876  
FZUS53 KLOT 280836  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
336 AM CDT THU AUG 28 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>742-281530-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
336 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NORTH AND INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS ENDING THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10  
TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY LATE  
AFTERNOON.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-281530-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
336 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST THIS MORNING,  
THEN SHIFTING TO NORTH 20 TO 25 KT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5  
FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 BY LATE  
AFTERNOON.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KT OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
- IZZI  
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