203  
FZUS53 KLOT 111345  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
845 AM CDT MON MAY 11 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.  
 
LMZ740-112115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
845 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3  
FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH A FEW  
GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ741-742-112115-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
845 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT  
THIS EVENING. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
10 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH A FEW  
GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL  
LIKELY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-112115-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
845 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH 20 TO  
25 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
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