037  
FZUS53 KMQT 192256  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
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.  
 
LMZ221-200900-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR IN  
THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-200900-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY LATE  
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-200900-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024 /456 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/  
FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING  
NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-200900-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ245-200900-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY BY  
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-200900-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
EVENING. 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.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-200900-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-200900-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-200900-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS  
BACKING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS LATE. SNOW  
LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE. GUSTS  
UP TO 27 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-200900-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
EVENING. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-200900-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT BUILDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY  
LATE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-200900-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
556 PM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY  
LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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