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FNUS73 KMQT 212044
FWSMQT

Spot Forecast for SNGL SAR - Kayak...USCG NGL SCC
National Weather Service Marquette MI
444 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 EDT on July 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A Gale Warning remains in effect through 8 PM this evening. Northwest
winds then gradually diminish to around 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt overnight
as high pressure builds into the area. Waves will subside from 4-7 ft early
this evening to 1-3 ft by early Wednesday morning. Expect clearing skies
and higher ceilings with VFR conditions for any air operations by 1800-2000
this evening.

.THIS EVENING...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........58 at forecast start...Max 66.
Surface winds.......Breezy. Northwest winds around 24 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......2.7.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave period.........8 seconds.
Lake Surface Temp...59 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......250.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........Min 55.
Surface winds.......Breezy. Northwest winds 15 to 24 knots
                    decreasing to 12 to 14 knots with gusts to
                    around 24 knots overnight.
Ceiling (kft).......3.4 increasing to 24.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
Wave period.........8 seconds.
Lake Surface Temp...59 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......250.

TIME (EDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........60  72  84  83  90  86  74  58  57  39  18  9   4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............58  57  58  57  57  57  57  57  57  57  57  57  56
Ceiling (kft)...2.7 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.9 5.8 6.5 9.6 22  24  25  25
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Surface wnd spd.24  24  24  24  18  18  18  14  14  14  12  12  12
Surface wnd gst.33  33  33  33  30  30  30  24  24  24  24  24  24
Wave Direction..250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
Wave period (s).8   8   8   8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6
Wave height (ft)7   7   6   6   5   5   4   4   4   3   3   3   3


$$
Forecaster...CB
Requested by...ENS Simmonds
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2617889.0/MQT
.DELDT 07/21/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joshua.d.simmonds@uscg.mil