NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
 Hazardous Weather Outlook
   LMZ740>743-182230-  Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-  Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-  Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-  Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-  949 AM CST Sun Jan 18 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  MORNING    REST OF TODAY  Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Snow late. Waves 2  to 4 ft.  TONIGHT  Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west gales to 40  kt after midnight. Snow in the evening, then a slight chance of  snow overnight. Freezing spray overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft  building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  MONDAY  West gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the morning.  Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves  4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.  MONDAY NIGHT  West winds 15 to 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2  to 4 ft.    Wave heights are for ice free areas.    $$