651  
FZUS53 KLOT 231413  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
913 AM CDT THU APR 23 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>742-232115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
913 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.   
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-232115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
913 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25  
KT THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.  
 
 
KJB  
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