281  
FZUS73 KLOT 052110  
MWSLOT  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
410 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
LMZ741>745-779-052215-  
410 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
 
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CALUMET HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY...  
OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID  
LAKE...  
 
AT 409 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DIVERSY  
HARBOR TO NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER  
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8743 4168 8743 4167 8747  
4170 8751 4175 8753 4179 8758 4178 8758  
4189 8762 4189 8760 4190 8762 4199 8765  
4205 8696 4179 8697 4179 8696 4172 8691  
4163 8716 4162 8732 4161 8732  
 

 
 
PETR  
 
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