523  
FZUS53 KLOT 010305  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
905 PM 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>742-011030-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
905 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH LATE  
EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3  
TO 6 FT LATE.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743-744-011030-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
905 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
FLURRIES THROUGH LATE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ745-011030-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
905 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25  
KT. LIGHT SNOW DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. WAVES  
7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.  
 

 
 
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