561  
FZUS53 KLOT 130249  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
949 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 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>742-130930-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
949 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
DECREASING CLOUD COVER. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-130930-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
949 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING  
NORTHWEST. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING.   
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT. DECREASING CLOUDS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
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