


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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061 WHUS53 KLOT 192158 SMWLOT LMZ740-777-192315- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0019.250619T2158Z-250619T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 458 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor out to Mid Lake... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 457 PM CDT, a gust front was located along a line extending from Pleasant Prairie to 6 nm east of Kenosha to 10 nm northeast of Winthrop Harbor, moving south southeast at 25 knots. An isolated cloud to water lightning strike is possible with a storm located along the gust front. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater from the north. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Winthrop Harbor and Waukegan Harbor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 4247 8761 4211 8753 4211 8760 4208 8768 4211 8772 4219 8779 4230 8783 4231 8782 4233 8782 4233 8783 4237 8783 4237 8782 4236 8782 4239 8780 4248 8780 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 343DEG 27KT 4255 8787 4258 8773 4257 8758 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ RC