542  
FZUS53 KMQT 161501  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 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.  
 
LMZ221-162000-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING  
SOUTHEAST LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LMZ248-250-162000-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN PATCHY SMOKE LATE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ240-241-162000-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /1000 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/  
 
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/  
FRIDAY...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
 
 
LSZ242-243-162000-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY  
MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN SMOKE LATE.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 
 
 
LSZ244-245-162000-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ246-162000-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ247-162000-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ248-162000-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST  
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE BY MIDNIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ249-162000-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ250-162000-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 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. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ251-162000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
1100 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING  
VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF  
SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
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