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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
949 PM 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>742-170900-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
949 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 kt becoming south.
Showers and thunderstorms ending overnight. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt
with a few gale force gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Showers
and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east in the
afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves around 1 ft.

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LMZ743>745-170900-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
949 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 kt becoming south.
Showers and thunderstorms ending overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt
with a few gale force gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Showers
and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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