


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
574 FZUS53 KMQT 220301 NSHMQT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Marquette MI 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 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. LMZ221-220800- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LMZ248-250-220800- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ240-241-220800- Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- Black River to Ontonagon MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 /1001 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 1 foot building to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west by late morning, then backing southwest late. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by late morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots veering west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. $$ LSZ242-243-220800- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot building to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by late morning. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. $$ LSZ244-245-220800- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots veering southwest 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot building to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms by late morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. $$ LSZ246-220800- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots veering southwest 5 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by late morning. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ247-220800- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west less than 10 knots by late morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by late morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ248-220800- Huron Islands to Marquette MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering northwest by late morning. Gusts up to 17 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms by late morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ249-220800- Marquette to Munising MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy by midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering north late. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ250-220800- Munising to Grand Marais MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy by midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots by late morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots becoming 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ251-220800- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 1101 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy by midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind less than 10 knots veering west by late morning, then backing southwest late. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves calm to 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ WFO MQT