031  
FZUS53 KLOT 311551  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
951 AM CST WED DEC 31 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>742-312230-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
951 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SNOW MID TO LATE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT.  
SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.   
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743-744-312230-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
951 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SNOW MID TO LATE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT.  
SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING WEST.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ745-312230-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
951 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.  
SNOW AND A CHANCE OF RAIN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW THROUGH MID EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.   
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
KLUBER  
 
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