Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
000 FZUS53 KLOT 250916 NSHLOT NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 316 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN LMZ740>743-251700- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- 316 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. $$ LMZ744-745-251700- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 316 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TOWARD MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. $$ RATZER