578  
FZUS53 KMQT 172101  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
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.  
 
LMZ221-180800-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH BY LATE  
MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SMOKE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-180800-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH LATE.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-180800-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /401 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/  
 
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/  
SATURDAY...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-180800-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-180800-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 23 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 24 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-180800-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
LATE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE. SMOKE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-180800-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. GUSTS UP  
TO 22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY  
MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-180800-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
BY MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE LATE. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM  
TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-180800-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-180800-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. CLOUDY.  
SMOKE THROUGH LATE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-180800-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
501 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY  
MIDNIGHT, THEN VEERING WEST LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY THROUGH MID  
MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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