698  
FZUS53 KLOT 091944  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
244 PM CDT MON MAR 9 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>742-100315-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
244 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
EARLY, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TUESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE  
AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5  
FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE  
NEEDED.   
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-100315-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
244 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15  
KT EARLY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
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