852  
FZUS53 KMQT 162201  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
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.  
 
LMZ221-170900-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ250-170900-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-170900-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO  
12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-170900-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025 /400 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2025/  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 32 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ241-170900-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025 /400 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2025/  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ243-170900-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
19 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-170900-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
33 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-170900-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
46 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 11 TO  
15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-170900-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 32 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 42 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-170900-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO  
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 38 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-170900-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 33 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH LATE. CLOUDY  
THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. RAIN  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-170900-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID  
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-170900-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 12 TO  
17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH 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.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-170900-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
500 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO  
17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 37 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 37 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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