644  
FZUS53 KLOT 180438 AAA  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
1138 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>742-180915-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
1138 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST  
LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 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>745-180915-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
1138 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 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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