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FZUS53 KLOT 220236
NSHLOT
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
836 PM 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>743-221045-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
836 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALES
TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY DAYBREAK
THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4
FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ744-745-221045-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
836 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
GALES TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY DAYBREAK
THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
KT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST.
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST TO 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
BORCHARDT
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