941  
FZUS53 KLOT 181416  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
916 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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>742-182200-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
916 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
THROUGHEARLY AFTERNOON, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-182200-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
916 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
KMD  
 
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