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FZUS53 KLOT 222024
NSHLOT
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
224 PM CST THU JAN 22 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>743-230600-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST, THEN
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. INTERMITTENT FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ744-745-230600-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. INTERMITTENT FLURRIES. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13
FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
12 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
- IZZI
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