Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
923 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

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>742-262215-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
923 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West storm force winds to 50 kt. Scattered snow
showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...West storm force winds to 50 kts diminishing to 35 kt
gales late this evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 kt. Partly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-262215-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
923 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West storm force winds to 50 kt. Scattered snow
and rain showers. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building
to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...West storm force winds to 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt
gales in the late evening and overnight. Scattered snow showers
in the evening. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding
to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 kt becoming northwest. Slight chance
of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally
to 16 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Chance of snow showers in the evening, then slight chance of snow
showers overnight. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.

$$

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