141  
FZUS53 KLOT 010847  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
247 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026  
 
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>742-020000-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
247 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743-744-020000-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
247 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ745-020000-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
247 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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