193  
FZUS53 KLOT 261448  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
948 AM CDT THU MAR 26 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>742-262115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
948 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, ABRUPTLY SHIFTING  
OUT OF THE NORTH AND INCREASING TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9  
FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 16 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO  
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-262115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
948 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT ABRUPTLY SHIFTING OUT  
OF THE NORTH AND INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO  
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
CARLAW  
 
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