222  
FZUS53 KLOT 172037 AAA  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
337 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-  
337 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 131 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING.  
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-  
337 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT  
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.  
 
 
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