268  
FZUS53 KLOT 261506  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
906 AM CST FRI DEC 26 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-262215-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
906 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. AREAS  
OF DENSE FOG AND INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ742>745-262215-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
906 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE LATE  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
KJB  
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