296  
FZUS53 KLOT 291401  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
901 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 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.  
 
LMZ740-292130-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
901 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KT BY MIDDAY, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS  
OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2  
FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ741-742-292130-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
901 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. SHOWERS  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-292130-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
901 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
KJB  
 
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