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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
039 FZUS53 KLOT 121607 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 1007 AM CST Wed Feb 12 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>743-122230- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN- 1007 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast 15 to 25 kt. Snow. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt and becoming north during the evening, then becoming northwest 20 to 25 kt overnight. Snow and a chance of freezing drizzle, especially in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ744-745-122230- Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 1007 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Snow increasing through the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming northwest and increasing to 20 to 25 kt overnight. Snow and a chance of freezing drizzle in the evening, then snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 kt. Slight chance of snow in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. $$ KMD