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FZUS53 KLOT 211015  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
415 AM CST WED JAN 21 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>743-211615-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
415 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.   
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-211615-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
415 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT QUICKLY  
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
PETR  
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