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FZUS53 KMQT 101002  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
501 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
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.  
 
LMZ221-102100-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE  
MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LMZ248-250-102100-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY  
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE  
MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS.  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ240-241-102100-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026 /402 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026/  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 20 TO  
25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
CLOUDY. SNOW THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY BY  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ242-243-102100-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE  
MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY.  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP  
TO 36 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ244-245-102100-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY  
LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTH LATE.  
CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO  
10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ246-102100-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID  
MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 26 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
33 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ247-102100-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS.  
CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
32 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ248-102100-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN VEERING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE MORNING.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
32 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ249-102100-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN BACKING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SNOW BY LATE MORNING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. SNOW  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ250-102100-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN  
SNOW BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ251-102100-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
502 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SNOW LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING NORTH UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE. SNOW  
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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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