Expires:202404231600;;226944 FZUS53 KLOT 230803 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 303 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 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>742-231600- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- 303 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north and increasing to 30 kt late in the evening. A few gales to 35 kt. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 5 to 10 kt overnight. Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. $$