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WHUS73 KLOT 132005
MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
305 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
LMZ740>745-140300-
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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-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
305 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS TO 45 KT WITH A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT
AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE FROM WINTHROP HARBOR IL
TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT 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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