356  
FZUS53 KLOT 150817  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
317 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 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>742-152130-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
317 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT  
THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-152130-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
317 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH THE MORNING, THEN TURNING WEST  
THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
KJB  
 
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