Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1009 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 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>743-160945-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-
1009 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt late. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds increasing to 35 kt gales by late
morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Increasing cloudiness.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Clearing skies. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt. Increasing cloudiness.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ744-745-160945-
Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
1009 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest and
increasing to 10 to 20 kt late. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds quickly increasing to 30 kt with a
few gale force gusts to 35 kt. Increasing cloudiness. Waves 2 to 4
ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Clearing skies. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Partly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

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