830  
FNUS73 KMQT 160048 AAA  
FWSMQT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST TEST TEST...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
848 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH AWAY FROM THE AREA  
RESULTING IN DIMINISHING WINDS AND WAVES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SKIES  
WILL BE CLEAR THROUGH THE NIGHT OTHER THAN A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS.  
ONCE THE WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING WAVES OF 3-4 FEET WILL BECOME LESS  
THAN A FOOT BY MIDNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS AND WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT CAN BE  
EXPECTED THEREAFTER, THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE  
(20% CHANCE) ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT THEY SHOULD BE LIGHT, MINIMIZING  
REDUCTIONS ON CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WITH MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS.  
 
ICING IS NOT EXPECTED THIS TONIGHT WITH VFR CONDITIONS FROM GRAND RAPIDS  
TO MARQUETTE. FOR ADDITIONAL ENROUTE AND AREAL FORECASTS PLEASE CONTACT  
WFO MARQUETTE MI.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT FORECAST START...MIN 56.  
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.  
CEILING (KFT).......22 INCREASING TO 25 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......330.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 5 2 4 2 1 1 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 61 60 59 60 58 57 57 56  
CEILING (KFT)...22 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SURFACE WND GST.22 22 22 17 17 17 14 14 14  
WAVE DIRECTION..330 330 330 330 330 330 330 330 330  
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.  
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......24 DECREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 22 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......340.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 8 23 20 27 27 45 64 54 49 40 60  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 56 56 56 57 58 58 60 59 59 61 60  
CEILING (KFT)...25 24 21 23 23 20 20 22 22 22 23 24  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11  
WAVE DIRECTION..340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340  
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.  
SURFACE WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4  
TO 5 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.  
CEILING (KFT).......22 DECREASING TO 10.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......77.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 30 46 68 69 52 56 61 76 68 53 52  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 62 60 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 58 58  
CEILING (KFT)...23 22 21 18 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 10  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.11 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
WAVE DIRECTION..060 060 060 070 070 070 080 080 080 080 080 080  
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.  
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
6 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......350.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 41 28 43 38 33 37 42 46 50 54 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 58 58 59 60 62 62 63 64 63 63 63  
CEILING (KFT)...  
VISIBILITY (SM).  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 14 14 14  
WAVE DIRECTION..100 100 100 260 260 260 270 270 270 350 350 350  
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
 

 
FORECASTER...NJL  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS LANGLIEB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2621966.0/MQT  
.DELDT 09/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.BURLING@NOAA.GOV  
 
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