Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
949 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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>743-190930-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-
949 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 kt after midnight, then to 35 kt gales late.
Mostly clear late in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west and diminishing
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Partly cloudy in
the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves
3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ744-745-190930-
Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
949 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 kt after midnight, then to 35 kt gales late.
Mostly clear late in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west and diminishing
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.

$$

Yack


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