573  
FZUS53 KLOT 221509  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
1009 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>742-222115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
1009 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 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>745-222115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
1009 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE  
MORNING, 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.  
 

 
 
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