925  
FZUS53 KMQT 170400  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 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.  
 
LMZ248-250-170900-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND  
SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
41 KNOTS. SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-170900-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
15 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 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-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 23 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 43 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
46 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-170900-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
44 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
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-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
41 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-170900-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO  
23 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
41 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-170900-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE  
FREEZING FOG LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE  
FREEZING FOG AND DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG  
BY LATE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
33 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS.  
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-170900-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DENSE  
FREEZING FOG LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN VEERING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DENSE  
FREEZING FOG THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG BY LATE  
MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS INCREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
37 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
38 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-170900-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
1100 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN  
PATCHY FOG BY LATE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS  
UP TO 36 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO  
37 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE: WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
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