163  
FZUS53 KLOT 242058  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
258 PM CST WED DEC 24 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-250415-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
258 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT.  
DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
QUICKLY BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT IN THE  
MORNING.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ742-250415-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
258 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT.  
DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KT. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.   
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-250415-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
258 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT.  
DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND  
1 FT.  
 

 
 
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