


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
028 FZUS53 KLOT 082027 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 327 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 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>742-090330- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- 327 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds around 10 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt in the late evening. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves around 1 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 kt becoming north 15 to 20 kt by midday. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ743>745-090330- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 327 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest in the late evening. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Waves around 1 ft. Winds and waves locally higher in and near thunderstorms through the early evening. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast late. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. $$ RC