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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
353 AM CST Wed Feb 5 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.

LMZ740-052215-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
353 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds around 15 kt. Cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southeast late. Slight
chance of snow in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Freezing drizzle and slight chance of snow in the evening,
then freezing drizzle likely and slight chance of drizzle after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 35 kt gales.
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 kt becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ741-742-052215-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
353 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southeast late. Slight
chance of snow in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt. Freezing drizzle and slight chance of snow in the evening,
then freezing drizzle likely after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 35 kt gales.
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 kt becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 kt. Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-052215-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
353 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast late. Slight
chance of snow in the morning, then slight chance of freezing
drizzle late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt. Freezing drizzle in the evening, then freezing drizzle
likely and slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 ft subsiding to around 1 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt becoming northwest
overnight. Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9
ft. A small craft advisory will likely be needed.

$$

KJB