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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
321 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 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>742-200330-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
321 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt early
this evening. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3
ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20
kt. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west.
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-200330-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
321 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early
this evening, then becoming northwest at 15 to 25 kt toward
morning. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 3 to 5
ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20
kt. Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt overnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

Ratzer