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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
| Sunrise 7:09AM | Sunset 4:56PM | Thursday January 24, 2019 5:16 AM CST (11:16 UTC) | Moonrise 10:25PM | Moonset 10:40AM | Illumination 87% |  |
LMZ741 Expires:201901241630;;843641 Fzus53 Klot 240935 Nshlot Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Chicago/romeoville Il 335 Am Cst Thu Jan 24 2019 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 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. Lmz740>742-241630- Winthrop Harbor To Wilmette Harbor- Wilmette Harbor To Northerly Island- Northerly Island To Calumet Harbor- 335 Am Cst Thu Jan 24 2019
.small craft advisory in effect from noon cst today through Friday morning...
.heavy freezing spray warning in effect from this evening through Friday evening...
Today..West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. A few gale force gusts to 35 kt late. Freezing spray. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft or less in the morning building to 2 to 4 ft through the afternoon.
Tonight..West winds to 30 kt. Occasional gale force gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Friday..West winds 15 to 25 kt. Heavy freezing spray. Chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Friday night..West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of snow in the evening. Heavy freezing spray in the evening, then freezing spray overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Wave forecast is for ice free areas
.small craft advisory in effect from noon cst today through Friday morning...
.heavy freezing spray warning in effect from this evening through Friday evening...
Today..West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. A few gale force gusts to 35 kt late. Freezing spray. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft or less in the morning building to 2 to 4 ft through the afternoon.
Tonight..West winds to 30 kt. Occasional gale force gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Friday..West winds 15 to 25 kt. Heavy freezing spray. Chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Friday night..West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of snow in the evening. Heavy freezing spray in the evening, then freezing spray overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Wave forecast is for ice free areas
LMZ741
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Evanston, IL
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Area Discussion for - Chicago, IL
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus63 klot 240940 afdlot area forecast discussion national weather service chicago romeoville, il 340 am cst Thu jan 24 2019 Short term 320 am cst through tonight... main forecast concerns challenges are with a push of much colder air which will bring a period of scattered light snow and blowing snow this afternoon, and then subzero low temps with wind chills of 20 below to 30 below zero tonight into Friday morning. A wind chill advisory is in effect for the entire area for tonight Friday morning. In the near term, surface ridging is occurring with winds diminishing and with the low stratus continuing to depart to the east. Expect this cloud cover currently over northwest in to exit over the next couple of hours, with a small window of clear skies likely. Under these clear skies have seen temps really fall and expect this trend for the next several hours. Coldest temps in the single digits expected across north central il this morning, where surface ridge is also located. Deep upper trough to the northwest will continue to dig across the upper midwest and great lakes region today, while surface low trough pushes east through central lakes and with associated strong cold front expected to quickly dive southeast this morning. Cloud cover with this system already approaching northern il at this time, and expect this cloud cover to continue southeast with cloudy skies returning this morning. Front will be noted with a quick wind shift to the northwest, likely occurring across the western half of the CWA by late morning midday. This wind shift continues through the remaining CWA through the afternoon, along with increasing winds gusts and chances for scattered light snow showers. Do think much of northern il and northwest in will see gusts around 35 mph for a time this afternoon into this evening, however, do think slightly higher gusts approaching 40 mph will be possible across north central il. These winds gusts will likely support some blowing snow across portions of northern il this afternoon into this evening. Locations northwest of a line from peru to lake forrest il do have a drier snow in place, and think the chances are the highest for blowing snow in these locations. At this time, don't think a winter weather advisory is warranted, but will address this possibility in an sps. Scattered light snow showers are expected this afternoon, however, at this time don't think there will be much of any accumulation outside of light dusting of a couple of tenths of an inch of snow. Flurries may linger a little early in the evening, but forcing and cloud cover departing to the east will end this potential. Still anticipate rather cold temps and low wind chills tonight, with only minor changes made to this period. Temps are expected to fall this afternoon area wide, and this fall will continue early in the evening as this cold air mass spills south and with clearing skies expected. Temps well below zero area wide with a steady wind are likely tonight, and will support wind chills of 20 below to 30 below zero. With these wind chills, replaced the wind chill watch which was in place across north central il with a wind chill advisory. Still think there is some potential for wind chills to fall to or below 30 below zero at times early Friday morning across north central il. At this time, this is not expected to be too widespread or too long lasting. However, this will need to continue to be monitored today, with the possibility of some locations observing lower winds chills, and for a longer duration. Wind chills will slowly improve Friday morning, but with wind chills well below zero expected for the remainder of the day. Rodriguez Long term 340 am cst Friday through Wednesday... |
period will likely remain active and rather cold, with periodic chances for snow expected while additional pushes of colder air spill south across the region. Quick moving system expected to move southeast across the region Friday afternoon into the evening which could provide some light snow. Some model variability with the track of this system, but with the highest chances for this snow expected to stay south of i-80. Only light snow accumulations of an inch to an inch and a half are possible at this time. Temps around zero to well below zero are expected Friday night with surface ridge quickly building in on the backside of this system. This ridge will provide light winds, and think wind chills will be limited. Anther chance for light snow is possible Saturday afternoon into Saturday night along with another push of cold air. Next chance of accumulating snow and a period to keep an eye on will be Sunday night into Monday when most guidance showing another low dropping southeast across the region. This still appears to be a possibility, but some guidance this past evening is indicating the possibility for a more northerly track. If this were to occur, then the area could be dealing with another wintry mix and some liquid precip. This system then departs, with the region then likely observing an arctic air mass spilling south through the central conus. This has the potential to support bitterly cold temperatures and potentially dangerously cold wind chills mid next week and will be a period to keep an eye on. Rodriguez Aviation For the 06z tafs... primary forecast remains the potential for snow showers flurries early Thursday afternoon. A cold front will move across the area early Thursday afternoon and there remains a chance of snow showers or very light snow during this time period. Confidence remains low and opted to keep prob mention going with this forecast. If snow does materialize... there is the potential for brief ifr vis and perhaps a dusting of snow accumulation but likely not in all areas. MVFR CIGS are expected to shift east of the chicago area terminals in the next 1-2 hours with a period of mainly clear skies overnight with more MVFR CIGS spreading across the area Thursday morning. These MVFR CIGS may persist longer than expected... Well into Thursday evening... With uncertainty regarding when these cigs will scatter out. West northwest winds around 10kt will become more westerly by morning. Wind speeds gusts will increase behind the cold front with gusts into the mid 20kt range. By late afternoon or early evening... Forecast soundings suggest there could be a several hour period of winds gusting toward 30kt... Which then slowly diminish later Thursday night into early Friday morning. Cms Lot watches warnings advisories Il... Wind chill advisory... Ilz003-ilz004-ilz005-ilz006-ilz008-ilz010- ilz011-ilz012-ilz013-ilz014-ilz019-ilz020-ilz021-ilz022- ilz023-ilz032-ilz033-ilz039... 6 pm Thursday to noon Friday. In... Wind chill advisory... Inz001-inz002-inz010-inz011-inz019... 6 pm Thursday to noon Friday. Lm... Heavy freezing spray warning... Lmz740-lmz741-lmz742-lmz743- lmz744-lmz745... 6 pm Thursday to 9 pm Friday. Small craft advisory... Lmz740-lmz741-lmz742... Noon Thursday to 9 am Friday. Small craft advisory... In nearshore waters until 4 am Thursday. Small craft advisory... Lmz743-lmz744-lmz745... Noon Thursday to 3 pm Friday. Visit us at http: weather.Gov chicago (all lowercase) follow us on facebook... Twitter... And youtube at: |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| FSTI2 | 4 mi | 76 min | SW 11 | 15°F | ||||
| CNII2 | 13 mi | 16 min | W 5.1 G 8.9 | 17°F | 12°F | |||
| JAKI2 | 18 mi | 76 min | W 5.1 G 6 | 17°F | ||||
| CMTI2 - 9087044 - Calumet, IL | 22 mi | 28 min | SW 5.1 G 8 | 16°F | 1010 hPa | 12°F | ||
| WHRI2 - Waukegan Harbor, IL | 24 mi | 36 min | W 7 G 8 | 12°F | ||||
| BHRI3 - Burns Harbor, IN | 39 mi | 36 min | W 5.1 G 7 | 22°F | 1011.2 hPa | |||
| KNSW3 - Kenosha, WI | 39 mi | 16 min | W 8 G 9.9 | 11°F | 1009.5 hPa (-1.0) |
Wind History for Calumet Harbor, IL
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | |
| Last 24hr | NE | NW | W | NW G9 | NW G16 | NW G8 | W G11 | W G9 | W | W G14 | SW G10 | W G11 | W G13 | W G11 | W G12 | W G11 | W G11 | W G7 | W | W | W G10 | SW | SW | SW G8 |
| 1 day ago | SE G14 | SE G19 | SE G23 | SE G16 | S G15 | S G14 | S G15 | S G17 | S G17 | S G12 | S G13 | S G12 | S G11 | S | S G12 | S | S G9 | S | S | S G8 | S | SE G5 | SE | NW |
| 2 days ago | SE G7 | S | SE | S | S G11 | SE G13 | SE G11 | E G11 | SE G12 | SE | SE G14 | SE G12 | SE G10 | SE G12 | SE G16 | SE G14 | SE G16 | SE G17 | SE G13 | SE G17 | SE G16 | SE G20 | SE G14 | SE G13 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport, IL | 12 mi | 24 min | SSW 3 | 6.00 mi | Fair with Haze | 12°F | 6°F | 77% | 1011.3 hPa |
| Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL | 12 mi | 25 min | WSW 3 | 7.00 mi | Fair | 11°F | 8°F | 88% | 1011.1 hPa |
| Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL | 17 mi | 23 min | SW 4 | 8.00 mi | Fair | 13°F | 9°F | 84% | 1012.1 hPa |
Wind History from PWK (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | NE | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW G20 | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | W | W | W | W | W | SW |
| 1 day ago | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | Calm | Calm | Calm | N | NE | N | N |
| 2 days ago | Calm | W | Calm | S | S | SE | S | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | SE | SE | SE | SE G17 | SE G19 | SE | SE G21 | S | SE | S | SE |
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