Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
446 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 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>742-150330-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
446 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds to 30 kt. Patchy dense fog.
Scattered showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt with a few gale force gusts to 35
kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally 10 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast and
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. Increasing cloudiness. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-150330-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
446 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

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

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to
30 kt. Patchy fog. Isolated showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
Isolated showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft quickly building
to 4 to 7 ft occasionally 9 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest
10 to 15 kt overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west 20 to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Increasing cloudiness. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$


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