460  
FZUS53 KMQT 170301  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1100 PM 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.  
 
LMZ221-170800-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-170800-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-170800-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /1000 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/  
 
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/  
FRIDAY...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING  
SOUTH LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES CALM  
TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 13 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-170800-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY.  
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST LATE.  
CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
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. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-170800-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES CALM TO  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-170800-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. 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 BACKING EAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM  
TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-170800-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-170800-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-170800-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES CALM  
TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
28 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-170800-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. AREAS  
OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-170800-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. AREAS  
OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
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