Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 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.

LMZ221-010800-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Sunny,
haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind less than 10 knots backing north late.
Mostly clear. Haze through the night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots backing south 5 to
15 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering west
after midnight. Mostly clear. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest in the
afternoon. Sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LMZ248-250-010800-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Sunny.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...North wind less than 10 knots. Clear, haze. Waves calm
to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind less than 10 knots backing southwest
5 to 15 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze through the
day. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering west
after midnight. Mostly clear. Haze through the night. Areas of
smoke after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest in the
afternoon. Sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ240-241-010800-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 /402 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Haze.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west 5 to
15 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves building to
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Haze through the
day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ242-243-010800-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest
5 to 15 knots by midnight. Mostly clear. Haze through the night.
Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Haze.
Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots with gusts up
to 19 knots. Mostly clear. Haze through the night. Areas of smoke
after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Areas of smoke in the
morning. Haze through the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ244-245-010800-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Haze
through the night. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves
building to 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Haze.
Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Haze through the
day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ246-010800-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming west less
than 10 knots by midnight, then backing southwest late. Mostly
clear. Haze through the night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Haze.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots with gusts up to
19 knots. Sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ247-010800-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest
5 to 15 knots by midnight. Mostly clear. Haze through the night.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west less than
10 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves building to
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Gusts up to 18 knots.
Sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ248-010800-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly
sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest
less than 10 knots by midnight. Mostly clear. Haze through the
night. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 15 knots veering northwest by late
morning. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Haze
through the night. Areas of smoke after midnight. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots veering northwest in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 17 knots. Sunny. Areas of smoke in the
morning. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ249-010800-
Marquette to Munising MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Sunny,
haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest
less than 10 knots late. Mostly clear. Haze through late evening.
Haze late. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots through mid morning
becoming variable. Mostly sunny. Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots in the morning becoming
variable. Sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ250-010800-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Sunny.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming southwest
less than 10 knots late. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering west by late
morning. Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Waves calm to
1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Haze. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Haze in the
morning. Areas of smoke through the day. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ251-010800-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Sunny.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots through midnight
becoming variable. Clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Variable wind less than 10 knots becoming west less
than 10 knots by late morning. Mostly sunny. Haze through the
day. Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear. Haze.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...West wind less than 10 knots. Sunny. Haze in the
morning. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

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