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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 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>742-190330-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 15 to
25 kt. Showers in the evening, then chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 20 to 25 kt
by late morning. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Mostly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ743>745-190330-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northwest 20 to
25 kt late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

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