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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 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>742-161515-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 kt increasing to 30 kt. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt with occasional gale gusts to
35 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Showers and scattered
thunderstorms. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft late.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Occasional gale force gusts
to 35 kt in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.

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LMZ743>745-161515-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 kt becoming southeast and
increasing to 30 kt. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south 20 to 25 kt.
Showers and scattered thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Occasional gale force gusts
to 35 kt in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

KJB