408  
FZUS53 KMQT 162103  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 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.  
 
LMZ221-170800-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
17 KNOTS. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY  
LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-170800-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-170800-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026 /403 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026/  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE.  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-170800-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-170800-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE.  
CLEAR. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS.  
PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-170800-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 23 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-170800-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 22 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-170800-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KNOTS  
LATE. CLEAR. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-170800-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-170800-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 24 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH LATE.  
CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-170800-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
503 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID  
MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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