NWS Marine Forecast

   LMZ740>743-150445-  Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-  Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-  Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-  Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-  306 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT    LATE THIS AFTERNOON  Northwest gales to 40 kt. Freezing spray.  Scattered snow showers. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.  TONIGHT  Northwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt with  occasional gale force gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Freezing  spray. Scattered snow showers in the evening, then isolated 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 southwest and  diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Freezing spray in the morning. Waves  6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.  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.    $$