Expires:201305221015;;506189 FZUS53 KLOT 220309 NSHLOT NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1008 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED. LMZ743>745-221015- CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR- BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 1008 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND 1 FT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES AROUND 1 FT. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH GALES TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FT. $$ RATZER