564  
FZUS53 KLOT 150815  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
315 AM CDT THU OCT 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>742-151515-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
315 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST TO 30 KT WITH A  
FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHERLY GALES TO 40  
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT QUICKLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 13 FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHERLY GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO  
14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-151515-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
315 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST TO 30 KT WITH A  
FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHERLY GALES TO 40  
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18  
FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHERLY GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO  
16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT.  
 
 
 
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