Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 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>742-270400-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Sunny. Waves 3 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Partly
cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south
overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves
2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-270400-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 20 to 25 kt. Mostly sunny.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south
overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

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