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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
259 PM CST Tue Dec 2 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>743-030415-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-
259 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt
late this evening and then 30 kt overnight. Cloudy. Waves 1 to 2
ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west 15 to 20
kt by midday and then shifting northwest late. Slight chance of
snow showers in the morning, then chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20
to 25 kt. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west around 10
kt in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.

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LMZ744-745-030415-
Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
259 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt
overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft
late.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3
to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves building to 7 to 10
ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west around 10 kt
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft late.

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RC