Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Eagle River to Manitou Island MI (LSZ244) Issued by: National Weather Service Marquette, MI Last Update: 501 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 |  |
Late This Afternoon: East wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Tonight: East wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots increasing to gales to 35 knots with storm force gusts up to 49 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow by midnight. A chance of snow late. Freezing spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. Wednesday: East gales to 40 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Storm force gusts up to 53 knots. Snow. Freezing spray. Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet. Wednesday Night: East wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. Thursday: East wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. | |
| Zone Forecast: Eagle River to Manitou Island MI (LSZ244) | |
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