597  
FZUS53 KLOT 171433  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
933 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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>742-172145-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
933 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO  
25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-172145-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
933 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO  
25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
KMD  
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