479  
FZUS53 KMQT 200725  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS.  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /125 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ245-200900-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. NUMEROUS SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
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 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE. 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-200900-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. NUMEROUS SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-200900-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. NUMEROUS SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE. GUSTS  
UP TO 22 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY 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. PARTLY 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH  
10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE. GUSTS  
UP TO 27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. FREEZING  
SPRAY BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE. MOSTLY 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. NUMEROUS  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY LATE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING 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. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING,  
THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 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-  
225 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. NUMEROUS  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING  
SPRAY. 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. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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