145  
FZUS53 KLOT 270851  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
251 AM CST TUE JAN 27 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>742-271615-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
251 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
OCCASIONAL 35 KT GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY BEFORE DAYBREAK. SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-271615-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
251 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST BY MID  
MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO  
15 TO 25 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
CARLAW  
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