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WHUS73 KMQT 280725
MWWMQT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
LSZ243-281800-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1000Z-260228T1500Z/
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ244-281800-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1000Z-260228T1800Z/
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 9 TO 14 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ245-281930-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1000Z-260228T1500Z/
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ248-281930-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1000Z-260228T1400Z/
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 AM EST
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ251-281930-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260301T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 9 TO 14 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. FOR
THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ264-281800-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1800Z/
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 7 TO 12 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO
MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ265-281930-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T2100Z/
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS.
* WHERE...LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO
MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ266-267-281930-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260301T0300Z/
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 16 TO 21 FT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO
MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE
US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE AND LAKE SUPERIOR
FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO
THE US/CANADIAN BORDER.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. FOR
THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ242-281500-
/O.CAN.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS OCCURRING. FOR
THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ162-281200-
/O.CAN.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026 /125 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026/
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR
GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO
GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
LSZ263-281500-
/O.CAN.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR
GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE
TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
LSZ249-250-281930-
/O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260301T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 12 TO 17 FT
OCCURRING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 8 TO 13 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI AND MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS
MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ246-247-281930-
/O.EXT.KMQT.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260228T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T2100Z/
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES AROUND 0 FOOT OCCURRING. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI
AND LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI
INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF
STABILITY. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LSZ240-241-281500-
/O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260228T1500Z/
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026 /125 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026/
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
/9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR
GREATER OCCURRING, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI AND BLACK RIVER TO
ONTONAGON MI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
LMZ248-250-281200-
/O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-260228T1200Z/
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
225 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND
WAVES 1 TO 4 FT OCCURRING.
* WHERE...SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI AND 5NM EAST OF A
LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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