236  
FZUS53 KLOT 310814  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
314 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 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>742-311515-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
314 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 KT  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.   
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-311515-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
314 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.  
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4  
FT.   
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.  
 
 
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