121  
FZUS53 KLOT 250322  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
922 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-251015-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
922 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH AND  
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. 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.  
 

 
 
LMZ742-251015-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
922 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 10  
TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. DRIZZLE LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 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>745-251015-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
922 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 10  
TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. DRIZZLE LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
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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