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MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
244 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
LMZ740>744-210445-
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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-
244 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, WEST GALES TO 40 KT AND SIGNIFICANT
WAVES TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, WEST WINDS TO 30 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WINTHROP HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR IL, AND CALUMET
HARBOR IL TO BURNS HARBOR IN.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
* 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.
LMZ745-210445-
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BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
244 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, WEST GALES TO 40 KT AND SIGNIFICANT
WAVES TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, WEST WINDS TO 30 KT AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* 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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