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MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
908 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
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WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
908 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT
EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WINTHROP HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR IL.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
908 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 KT WITH A FEW 30 KT GUSTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CALUMET HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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