202  
FZUS53 KLOT 170233  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
933 PM 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>742-170930-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
933 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY 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.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-170930-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
933 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25  
KT OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 8  
TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. 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.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
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