Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the
highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the
average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LMZ221-202000-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming
southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves
calm to 1 foot.

$$

LMZ248-250-202000-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming
southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves
calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ240-241-202000-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 /402 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy through
early afternoon then clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Patchy dense
fog through midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots veering southwest
after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ242-243-202000-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots through early afternoon
becoming variable. Mostly cloudy through early afternoon then
clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Patchy
fog through midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering
southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves building to 1 to
2 feet.

$$

LSZ244-245-202000-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots backing northwest late.
Mostly cloudy through early afternoon then clearing. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Patchy
dense fog by midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering
southwest after midnight. Gusts up to 18 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ246-202000-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy through
early afternoon then clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Patchy
fog through the night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering
southwest after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ247-202000-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots through mid morning
becoming variable. Mostly cloudy through early afternoon then
clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Patchy
fog through the night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less
than 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering
southwest after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ248-202000-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy through early
afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Patchy
fog through the night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming east less
than 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming
southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ249-202000-
Marquette to Munising MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy through early
afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Patchy dense fog. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the morning then clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ250-202000-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy.
Patchy dense fog. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...North wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Patchy
dense fog by midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the morning then clearing. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ251-202000-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
502 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TODAY...North wind less than 10 knots backing northwest by late
morning. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind less than 10 knots veering south
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

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