NWS Marine Forecast

   LMZ743>745-260315-  Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-  Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-  241 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  MORNING    LATE THIS AFTERNOON  Southwest winds 20 to 25 kt. Partly  cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.  TONIGHT  South winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.  Slight chance of showers in the evening, then slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  THURSDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt shifting north and  rapidly increasing to 35 kt gales late in the afternoon. Patchy  fog. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some  thunderstorms may be severe. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4  ft.  THURSDAY NIGHT  North gales to 35 kt. Patchy fog in the  evening. Rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then  slight chance of showers overnight. Some thunderstorms may be  severe. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to  11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.  FRIDAY  North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Mostly  cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 7 to  10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally  to 10 ft.    $$