799  
FZUS53 KMQT 210156  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
856 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING,  
THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KNOTS  
LATE. MOSTLY 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /756 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST 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. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY  
LATE MORNING. 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 CLEAR 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-210900-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 22 KNOTS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY BY LATE EVENING. CLOUDY WITH  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING VARIABLE. 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 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE  
EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
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. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY BY LATE EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT.  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN  
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 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. 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-  
856 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. FREEZING SPRAY BY LATE EVENING. NUMEROUS  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO  
5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 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. 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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