046  
FZUS53 KLOT 020254  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
954 PM CDT WED APR 1 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>742-020930-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
954 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING EAST. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALES TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6  
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-020930-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
954 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH TO 30  
KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALES TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALES TO 35  
KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4  
FT.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
DOOM  
 
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