####018002615#### FZUS53 KLOT 212045 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 345 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 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>742-220315- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- 345 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...South winds to 30 kt with a few gale force gusts to 35 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...South gales to 35 kt with a few gales over 40 kt possible, becoming southwest 20 to 30 kt late. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 15 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft. $$ LMZ743>745-220315- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 345 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...South winds to 30 kt with a few gale force gusts to 35 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...South gales to 35 kt with a few gales over 40 kt possible, becoming southwest 20 to 30 kt late. Showers and thunderstorms late evening and early overnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ Kluber