Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
672 FZUS53 KLOT 011947 NSHLOT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 247 PM CDT Wed May 1 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>742-020315- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- 247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast late. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves around 1 ft. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to 10 kt overnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ743>745-020315- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east late. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves around 1 ft. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast late. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 2 ft. $$ DK