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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
602 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 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>743-130330-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-
602 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west and diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt. Scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ744-745-130330-
Gary to Burns Harbor IN-Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
602 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt by late evening. Scattered showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 4 to 6
ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east and diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding
to 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north and
diminishing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Slight chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

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