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FZUS53 KLOT 250822  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
222 AM CST THU DEC 25 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-251615-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
222 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND  
BECOMING EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ742-251615-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
222 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH  
LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND  
BECOMING EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-251615-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
222 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
BORCHARDT  
 
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