323  
FZUS53 KLOT 280415  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
1015 PM CST SAT DEC 27 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>743-281030-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
1015 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5  
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT  
AND THEN SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT LATE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT.  
A FEW 50 KT STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND EASING TO 35  
KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-281030-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
1015 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY
 
 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2  
FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT  
LATE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE  
WINDS TO 50 KT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
OVERNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY OVERNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES  
TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
12 TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
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