Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
776 FZUS53 KMQT 272201 NSHMQT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Marquette MI 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 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. LMZ221-280900- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LMZ248-250-280900- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ240-280900- Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /400 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots in the evening becoming variable. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ241-280900- Black River to Ontonagon MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 /400 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots in the evening becoming variable. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ243-280900- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 33 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots veering northeast in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ242-280900- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers through late evening, then a slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots veering northeast in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ245-280900- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through late evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ244-280900- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through midnight, then a chance of snow showers late. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots veering north in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ246-280900- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots in the evening becoming variable. Gusts up to 19 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 12 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ247-280900- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers through mid morning, then a slight chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots becoming less than 10 knots after midnight. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 12 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves calm to 1 foot. $$ LSZ248-280900- Huron Islands to Marquette MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers likely through midnight, then a chance of snow showers late. Waves subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely through mid morning, then a chance of snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 12 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ249-280900- Marquette to Munising MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Snow showers. Waves 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots backing west 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots in the morning becoming variable. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ250-280900- Munising to Grand Marais MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 38 knots. Snow showers. Waves 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots backing south in the afternoon. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ251-280900- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 500 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 38 knots. Snow showers. Waves 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers through late evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest in the afternoon. Snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. $$ WFO MQT