600  
FZUS53 KMQT 202241  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
541 PM 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.  
 
LMZ221-210900-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN  
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-210900-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH LATE.  
PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KNOTS  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-210900-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /441 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY  
LATE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ243-210900-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-210900-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY  
LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-210900-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH LATE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-210900-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
MID MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-210900-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-210900-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 29 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-210900-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-210900-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY  
MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BY  
MIDNIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-210900-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
541 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY  
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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