NWS Marine Forecast

   LMZ740>743-151015-  Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-  Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-  Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-  Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-  1023 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON    REST OF TONIGHT  Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.  Freezing spray. Chance of snow showers late in the evening, then  slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 ft  occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13  ft.  THURSDAY  Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west and  diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Freezing spray in  the morning. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to  3 to 5 ft late in the afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt. Chance of snow in  the evening, then snow overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.  FRIDAY  Southwest winds around 20 kt becoming west. Snow  showers likely in the morning, then chance of snow showers in the  afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.    $$