Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gary, IN
July 26, 2024 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC) Change Location
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LMZ744 Expires:202407270315;;343792 Fzus53 Klot 261959 Nshlot
nearshore marine forecast national weather service chicago/romeoville il 259 pm cdt Fri jul 26 2024
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.
lmz743>745-270315- calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in- burns harbor to michigan city in- 259 pm cdt Fri jul 26 2024
Tonight - Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast late. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Saturday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Saturday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening. Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.
Sunday - South winds 10 to 15 kt. Slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 ft.
nearshore marine forecast national weather service chicago/romeoville il 259 pm cdt Fri jul 26 2024
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.
lmz743>745-270315- calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in- burns harbor to michigan city in- 259 pm cdt Fri jul 26 2024
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Area Discussion for - Chicago, IL
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FXUS63 KLOT 262316 AFDLOT
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL 616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
KEY MESSAGES
- Very warm to hot, humid, and at times stormy pattern returning Sunday into next week. A few strong storms possible Monday.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 228 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
High pressure remains centered over the Great Lakes this afternoon, resulting in sunny skies and temps slightly below normal for late July. The high will gradually shift east on Saturday, with max temps into the mid 80s under increasing high- level clouds.
An elongated upper-level trough extending from southeast Texas through the Lower Mississippi River Valley will drift northward toward the Upper Mississippi River Valley through Sunday while drawing a moisture-rich airmass into the region. Scattered showers and diurnally enhanced thunderstorms are expected to spread across much of the area Sunday amid weak to modest mid- level lapse rates and minimal low-level capping. Locally enhanced forcing within a coupled weakly upper-jet structure combined with the higher PWAT airmass could support a narrow swath of 1"+ rainfall Sunday afternoon.
A weak trough over the central Great Plains will phase with the aforementioned trough on Monday. By this time, increasing lapse rates and low-level moisture will yield another window of scattered and diurnally enhanced showers and storms Monday afternoon and evening. While severe convection is not currently expected, favorable thermodynamic profiles within a weakly sheared environment could support pulsing convection with strong wind gusts.
Guidance remains generally in agreement with a broad, low- amplitude ridge building across the central CONUS Monday through Thursday, though there has been a weakening trend with the ridge over the past couple days. A weak cold front may stall over or just south and west of the forecast area late Tuesday into Thursday on the periphery of persistent steep mid-level lapse rates over the region. This puts the area in the vicinity of a weak ring-of-fire pattern with at least a couple periods of convection expected during the week. However, timing out these episodes can be difficult to impossible this far out. Either way, seasonably warm and humid conditions with heat index values well into the 90s to perhaps locally 100F appear likely mid to late week.
Kluber
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
Issued at 614 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Light easterly winds at press time will tend to turn more southerly with time, and settle between 180 and 160 degrees by sunrise tomorrow. The direction may sneak west of south for a few hours during the morning hours, though speeds should remain light (around or less than 5 kt). A lake breeze will work toward ORD/MDW during the afternoon allowing for winds to turn easterly once again, before they return to southeasterly tomorrow night.
Upper-level clouds will stream overhead toward the end of the TAF period.
Borchardt
LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...None.
IN...None.
LM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL 616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
KEY MESSAGES
- Very warm to hot, humid, and at times stormy pattern returning Sunday into next week. A few strong storms possible Monday.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 228 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
High pressure remains centered over the Great Lakes this afternoon, resulting in sunny skies and temps slightly below normal for late July. The high will gradually shift east on Saturday, with max temps into the mid 80s under increasing high- level clouds.
An elongated upper-level trough extending from southeast Texas through the Lower Mississippi River Valley will drift northward toward the Upper Mississippi River Valley through Sunday while drawing a moisture-rich airmass into the region. Scattered showers and diurnally enhanced thunderstorms are expected to spread across much of the area Sunday amid weak to modest mid- level lapse rates and minimal low-level capping. Locally enhanced forcing within a coupled weakly upper-jet structure combined with the higher PWAT airmass could support a narrow swath of 1"+ rainfall Sunday afternoon.
A weak trough over the central Great Plains will phase with the aforementioned trough on Monday. By this time, increasing lapse rates and low-level moisture will yield another window of scattered and diurnally enhanced showers and storms Monday afternoon and evening. While severe convection is not currently expected, favorable thermodynamic profiles within a weakly sheared environment could support pulsing convection with strong wind gusts.
Guidance remains generally in agreement with a broad, low- amplitude ridge building across the central CONUS Monday through Thursday, though there has been a weakening trend with the ridge over the past couple days. A weak cold front may stall over or just south and west of the forecast area late Tuesday into Thursday on the periphery of persistent steep mid-level lapse rates over the region. This puts the area in the vicinity of a weak ring-of-fire pattern with at least a couple periods of convection expected during the week. However, timing out these episodes can be difficult to impossible this far out. Either way, seasonably warm and humid conditions with heat index values well into the 90s to perhaps locally 100F appear likely mid to late week.
Kluber
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
Issued at 614 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Light easterly winds at press time will tend to turn more southerly with time, and settle between 180 and 160 degrees by sunrise tomorrow. The direction may sneak west of south for a few hours during the morning hours, though speeds should remain light (around or less than 5 kt). A lake breeze will work toward ORD/MDW during the afternoon allowing for winds to turn easterly once again, before they return to southeasterly tomorrow night.
Upper-level clouds will stream overhead toward the end of the TAF period.
Borchardt
LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...None.
IN...None.
LM...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
BHRI3 - Burns Harbor, IN | 10 mi | 92 min | NE 6G | 75°F | 30.15 | |||
CMTI2 - 9087044 - Calumet, IL | 12 mi | 54 min | NE 9.9G | 74°F | 30.10 | 64°F | ||
45170 | 19 mi | 52 min | NNE 9.7G | 73°F | 1 ft | 30.17 | ||
45198 | 19 mi | 42 min | ENE 12G | 74°F | 74°F | 1 ft | 30.13 | |
CNII2 | 19 mi | 42 min | ENE 8.9G | 74°F | 61°F | |||
CHII2 - Chicago, IL | 21 mi | 42 min | E 14G | 75°F | 65°F | |||
MCYI3 - Michigan City, IN | 22 mi | 42 min | E 9.9G | 73°F | 30.10 | 64°F | ||
OKSI2 | 22 mi | 132 min | E 5.1G | 74°F | ||||
45174 | 36 mi | 52 min | NNE 9.7G | 74°F | 74°F | 1 ft | 30.09 | 62°F |
45026 - St. Joseph, MI | 42 mi | 52 min | NNE 12G | 72°F | 72°F | 1 ft | 30.16 | 63°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT HIDE  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KGYY GARY/CHICAGO INTL,IN | 7 sm | 27 min | NE 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 75°F | 66°F | 74% | 30.12 | |
KIGQ LANSING MUNI,IL | 16 sm | 17 min | ENE 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 75°F | 63°F | 65% | 30.13 | |
KVPZ PORTER COUNTY RGNL,IN | 23 sm | 16 min | E 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 77°F | 61°F | 57% | 30.13 | |
KMDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL,IL | 24 sm | 19 min | E 10 | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 57°F | 48% | 30.11 |
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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KGYY
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(wind in knots)Chicago, IL,
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