550  
FZUS53 KMQT 171001  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 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.  
 
LMZ221-172100-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
LATE. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH POCKETS OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP  
TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED  
WITH RAIN SHOWERS, FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY AND DRIZZLE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 8 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-172100-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 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 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP  
TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED  
WITH RAIN SHOWERS, FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY AND DRIZZLE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-172100-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025 /401 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS  
MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TODAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ241-172100-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025 /401 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS  
MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TODAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP  
TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 37 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ243-172100-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 32 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-172100-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS, DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP  
TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN 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 8 TO 11 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 43 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES BUILDING TO  
10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO  
12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ245-172100-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 43 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-172100-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
36 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS  
VEERING NORTH UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 37 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-172100-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 33 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS, DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 42 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-172100-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TODAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTH  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE AND  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES BUILDING TO  
7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-172100-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING,  
THEN BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE  
AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE  
GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO  
17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-172100-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING,  
THEN BACKING SOUTH LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTH  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
46 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 25 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-172100-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO  
15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET.    
TODAY
 
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 SOUTH LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-172100-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
501 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE  
FORCE GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP  
TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 38 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
39 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE  
AND SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS.  
DRIZZLE AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST UP  
TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW  
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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