882  
FZUS53 KLOT 020836  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
336 AM CDT THU APR 2 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>742-022115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
336 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KT. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-022115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
336 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. 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 SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
KJB  
 
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