136  
FZUS53 KLOT 271452  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
952 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 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>742-280300-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
952 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15  
KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-280300-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
952 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20  
KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
DOOM  
 
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