991  
FZUS53 KLOT 212008  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
308 PM 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>742-220315-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
308 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 610 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743-744-220315-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
308 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 610 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH.  
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT.   
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ745-220315-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
308 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST LATE. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND  
WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3  
TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
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