Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 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.

LMZ221-060900-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy through midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through late
evening, then a slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves building to 1 to
2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LMZ248-250-060900-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy through midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through
midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ240-060900-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 /400 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest by
midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through late
evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. A slight
chance of snow showers late. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Isolated snow
showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ241-060900-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 /400 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through
midnight, then isolated snow showers late. Waves building to 4 to
7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. Isolated snow
showers through mid morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ243-060900-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through
midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Freezing
spray late. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots by late morning. Cloudy. Freezing spray through mid
morning. Isolated snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight
chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves building to 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ242-060900-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through
midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Freezing
spray late. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots late. Gusts up to 28 knots. Cloudy. Waves subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ245-060900-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves
building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Cloudy. Scattered snow showers through early
afternoon, then isolated snow showers late. Waves subsiding to
2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
23 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the evening, then a
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ244-060900-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through
midnight, then isolated snow showers late. Freezing spray late.
Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots by late morning. Freezing spray through mid morning.
Cloudy with isolated snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet,
then building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Freezing spray in the
morning. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ246-060900-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest 15 to
20 knots by midnight. Gusts up to 31 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots late. Gusts up to 31 knots. Mostly cloudy. Isolated
snow showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
22 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ247-060900-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. Snow showers likely through late
evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Cloudy. Isolated snow showers through early afternoon.
Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ248-060900-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots by midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers
through late evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight.
Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers through early
afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ249-060900-
Marquette to Munising MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots by midnight, then veering northwest 20 to 25 knots late.
Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through late evening, then a
slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Scattered snow showers
late. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Waves
building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding
to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of
snow showers in the evening, then snow showers likely after
midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Snow
showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. Freezing spray through the day. Waves building to
4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ250-060900-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots by midnight, then veering northwest 20 to 25 knots late.
Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Numerous snow
showers through early afternoon, then scattered snow showers
late. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers
likely. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Waves
building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

LSZ251-060900-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
500 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering northwest 20 to
25 knots late. Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Waves building
to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Numerous snow
showers through early afternoon, then scattered snow showers
late. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing west
10 to 20 knots after midnight. Snow showers likely. Waves
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Waves
building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

$$

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