398  
FZUS53 KLOT 160838  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 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>742-161645-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING  
TO 40 KT GALES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ743>745-161645-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
338 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING  
TO 40 KT GALES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO  
10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FT.  
 
 
 
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