494  
FZUS53 KMQT 170901  
NSHMQT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 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.  
 
LMZ221-172000-  
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND  
PASSAGE-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. GUSTS UP  
TO 24 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY  
MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ248-250-172000-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-  
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
EAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY LATE. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ240-241-172000-  
SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-  
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/  
 
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ242-243-172000-  
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY LATE  
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ244-245-172000-  
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-  
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE LATE.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ246-172000-  
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH LATE EVENING. PATCHY  
SMOKE BY MIDNIGHT, THEN SMOKE LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ247-172000-  
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING  
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. GUSTS UP  
TO 22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH LATE EVENING. AREAS OF  
SMOKE BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH LATE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
22 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. SMOKE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
LSZ248-172000-  
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
27 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. SMOKE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ249-172000-  
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT 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.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ250-172000-  
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ251-172000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-  
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. CLOUDY. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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