614  
FZUS53 KLOT 211445  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
945 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 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.  
 
LMZ740-212115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
945 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH LATE.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ741>743-212115-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-  
945 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ744-745-212115-  
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
945 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING  
SOUTH LATE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE  
NEEDED.  
 

 
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