491  
FZUS53 KLOT 221046  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
546 AM CDT WED APR 22 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>742-221530-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
546 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH THROUGH THE  
MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS  
OF FOG DEVELOPING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20  
KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-221530-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
546 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH BY LATE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING THROUGH MIDDAY, THEN AREAS OF FOG  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
CARLAW  
 
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