


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
909 WHUS53 KLOT 190505 SMWLOT LMZ742>745-779-190700- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0044.250819T0505Z-250819T0700Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 1205 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor... Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City... Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 1205 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 nm southwest of Midway Airport to 10 nm east of Joliet, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Calumet Harbor, Marina Shores at Dune Harbor, 59th Street Marina, Hammond Marina, Indiana Harbor, Jackson Park Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, and Burns Harbor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8743 4168 8743 4167 8747 4170 8751 4175 8753 4178 8758 4179 8758 4184 8760 4209 8697 4179 8697 4179 8696 4172 8691 4166 8709 4165 8714 4163 8716 4162 8732 4161 8732 TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 245DEG 26KT 4165 8789 4151 8789 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ Izzi