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FZUS53 KMQT 201556  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1056 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.  
 
LMZ221-202100-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING,  
THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ248-250-202100-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ240-202100-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /956 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY  
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ241-202100-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /956 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY  
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 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 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ243-202100-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ242-202100-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ244-245-202100-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING  
SPRAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
17 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ246-202100-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ247-202100-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 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  
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ248-202100-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
LATE. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING.  
FREEZING SPRAY LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ249-202100-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. FREEZING  
SPRAY LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS BY 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ250-202100-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ251-202100-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
1056 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
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