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FZUS53 KLOT 211508
NSHLOT
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
908 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>743-212215-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
908 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF 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 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OFFSHORE.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT, HIGHEST OFFSHORE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT,
HIGHEST OFFSHORE.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ744-745-212215-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
908 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF 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 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 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.
KJB
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