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FZUS53 KLOT 260349
NSHLOT
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
949 PM 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.
LMZ740-741-261045-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
949 PM CST THU DEC 25 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
TO 10 KT OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ742>745-261045-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
949 PM CST THU DEC 25 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT, HIGHEST NEAR CHICAGO.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
TO 10 KT OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RC
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