996  
FZUS53 KLOT 260845  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
245 AM CST MON JAN 26 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>742-261700-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
245 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25  
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING QUICKLY TO 30  
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO EXTENSIVE ICE COVERAGE  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-261700-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
245 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING QUICKLY TO 30  
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO EXTENSIVE ICE COVERAGE  
 
 
 
CARLAW  
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