904  
FZUS53 KLOT 231534  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
934 AM CST FRI JAN 23 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>743-240000-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
934 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ744-745-240000-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
934 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS  
AFTERNOON...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHWEST 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 2 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
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