


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
564 FZUS53 KLOT 070232 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 932 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025 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>742-070930- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- 932 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming light and variable overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less. .WEDNESDAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt becoming north to 30 kt late in the morning. A few gale force gusts to 35 kt. Becoming mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft quickly building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northeast and diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming north. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ743>745-070930- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 932 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming light and variable overnight. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt becoming north and quickly increasing to 30 kt late in the morning. A few gale force gusts to 35 kt. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ Yack