378  
FZUS53 KLOT 270328  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
928 PM 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-271045-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
928 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING, THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ742-743-271045-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
928 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING, THEN PERIODS OF  
SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-271045-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
928 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EAST 5 TO 10 KT.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING, THEN PERIODS OF  
SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. AREAS  
OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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