920  
FZUS53 KLOT 232058  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
258 PM 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>743-240415-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
258 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.  
SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.  
 
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-240415-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
258 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15  
KT OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
YACK  
 
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