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NSHLOT



Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL

350 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 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>743-122115-

Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-

Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-

Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-

Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-

350 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS

AFTERNOON...



.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 35 kt gales by

late morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 

afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west and 

diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 ft 

subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 

.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south in the

afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.

Slight chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.  



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LMZ744-745-122115-

Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-

350 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...



.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt by late

morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 

afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west and

diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy in the evening then

clearing. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to

4 ft. 

.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt

in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.

Slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.  



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KJB