379  
FZUS53 KLOT 171957  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
257 PM 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>742-180315-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
257 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-180315-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
257 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
KMD  
 
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