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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 7:21 AM Apr. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

Nearshore Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Calumet Harbor...
Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City...
Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 221 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Waukegan Harbor to 7 nm south of McHenry,
moving southeast at 40 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Buoy.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Harrison-Dever Crib, Wilmette Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, Monroe
Harbor, Burns Harbor, Calumet Harbor, Indiana Harbor, Montrose
Harbor, Burnham Harbor, Hammond Marina, Jackson Park Harbor, and
Belmont Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&


HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS

Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2:31 AM Apr. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds to 30 kt and significant waves to 5 ft.

* WHERE...Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

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