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WHUS73 KLOT 191532
MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
932 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
LMZ740>745-192345-
/O.CON.KLOT.GL.A.0004.260220T1200Z-260220T2200Z/
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
932 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST GALES TO 35 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE FROM WINTHROP HARBOR IL
TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.
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