Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
246 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 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>742-110330-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
246 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Isolated
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north by mid-evening
and northeast after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 6 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 10 to
15 kt late. Slight chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 ft subsiding
to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
4 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-110330-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
246 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt. Isolated
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast 15 to 25 kt
late in the evening. Isolated showers in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east
overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 kt becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

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