000  
FZUS53 KLOT 181418  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
918 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 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.  
 
LMZ740-741-182115-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
918 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10  
KT. CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LMZ742>745-182115-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
918 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
KJB  
 
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