


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
785 FZUS53 KMQT 170903 NSHMQT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Marquette MI 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 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. LMZ221-172000- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TODAY...North wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through mid morning then clearing. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind less than 10 knots veering southwest by midnight, then becoming variable late. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...South wind less than 10 knots. Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LMZ248-250-172000- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Mostly cloudy through mid morning then clearing. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind less than 10 knots through late evening becoming variable. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South wind less than 10 knots. Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ240-241-172000- Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- Black River to Ontonagon MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 /403 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...West wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TODAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ242-243-172000- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TODAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ244-245-172000- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TODAY...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots backing west 10 to 15 knots late. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots backing southwest less than 10 knots late. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ246-172000- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots backing west by late morning. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest by midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning, then cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ247-172000- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TODAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots by midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ248-172000- Huron Islands to Marquette MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TODAY...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest by midnight. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 14 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ249-172000- Marquette to Munising MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots backing northwest less than 10 knots late. Partly cloudy through mid morning then clearing. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots by midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ250-172000- Munising to Grand Marais MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots by late morning, then backing northwest less than 10 knots late. Mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ251-172000- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 503 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through mid morning then clearing. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots backing southwest less than 10 knots late. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots backing southeast in the afternoon. Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ WFO MQT