301  
FZUS53 KMQT 181502  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 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.  
 
LMZ221-182000-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH LATE EVENING. AREAS  
OF DENSE FOG BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-182000-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-182000-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 /1002 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026/  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST  
LATE. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO  
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 18 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-182000-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING  
NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE  
DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ245-182000-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH LATE  
EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-182000-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-182000-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH LATE.  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-182000-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING  
NORTHEAST LATE. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-182000-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH LATE.  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE.  
GUSTS UP TO 18 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-182000-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY  
FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-182000-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-182000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
1102 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 

 
 
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