NWS Marine Forecast

   LMZ742>745-252115-  Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-  Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-  Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-  957 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  MORNING    REST OF TODAY  South winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25  kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy late in the morning, then  becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  TONIGHT  South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Slight  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of  showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  THURSDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt shifting to north and  quickly increasing to gales to 35 kt late in the afternoon.  Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft  building to 3 to 5 ft late.  THURSDAY NIGHT  North gales to 35 kt. Rain showers likely in  the evening, then chance of showers overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft  occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to  16 ft.    $$