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Spot Forecast for TEST TEST TEST...NWS MQT
National Weather Service Marquette MI
116 PM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 EDT on October 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Fair weather is expected for the remainder of the day into the
evening hours, but there will be a 20% chance of thunderstorms from
around midnight tonight into much of Friday. Southerly winds at 10-15
kt will increase to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt tonight, and waves of
1-3 feet. Southerly winds will continue to increase through the day
Friday, with a 75% chance of gales to 35 knots by Friday evening, and
waves increasing to 3-5 feet. Aircraft icing is not expected between
now and Friday evening.

For enroute and areal forecasts please contact Marquette MI.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Temperature.........66 at forecast start...Max 68.
Surface winds.......South winds 12 to 13 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......19 increasing to 23 late in the afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......MISSING.
Lake Surface Temp...60 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......180.

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   14  9   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0
Temp............66  66  67  67
Ceiling (kft)...19  23  24  24
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S
Surface wnd spd.12  13  13  13
Surface wnd gst.19  20  20  20
Wave Direction..190 180 180 180
Wave period (s).3   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)2   2   2   2
Freezing spray..

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers overnight. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms overnight. Chance of showers
                    early in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance of thunder...22 percent.
Temperature.........Min 62.
Surface winds.......South winds 12 to 14 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......23 decreasing to 15.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......MISSING.
Lake Surface Temp...60 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......210.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........4   4   7   7   8   13  39  42  62  62  61  61
Weather cov.....                            SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   10  10  10  10  20  20  20  20  40
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  20  20  20  20
Temp............67  65  64  64  63  63  63  63  63  63  64  63
Ceiling (kft)...24  24  24  24  24  24  23  23  22  21  17  15
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Surface wnd spd.14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  13  13  13
Surface wnd gst.21  21  21  21  21  21  18  18  18  15  15  15
Wave Direction..180 180 180 180 180 180 200 200 200 210 210 210
Wave period (s).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1
Freezing spray..

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Chance of showers
                    in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    through the day. Slight chance of showers in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance of thunder...24 percent.
Temperature.........Max 67.
Surface winds.......Southwest winds 4 to 12 knots shifting to the
                    northeast 5 to 6 knots late in the afternoon.
Ceiling (kft).......11 decreasing to 9.4 early in the morning, then
                    decreasing to 8.7 late in the morning
                    increasing to 11 in the afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....9.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......MISSING.
Lake Surface Temp...60 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......290.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........64  68  53  44  19  28  23  25  23  38  42  41
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).40  40  40  30  30  30  20  20  20  20  20  20
Chc of thdr (%).20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
Temp............63  63  63  63  64  64  65  65  65  65  64  64
Ceiling (kft)...11  9.7 9.8 9.4 8.7 9.2 12  12  11  12  13  13
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9
Surface wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.12  12  12  9   9   9   6   6   6   6   6   6
Surface wnd gst.13  13  13  11  11  11  7   7   7   8   8   8
Wave Direction..220 220 220 220 220 220 230 230 230 290 290 290
Wave period (s).3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freezing spray..

$$
Forecaster...DT
Requested by...Dan Thompson
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2522897.0/MQT
.DELDT 10/02/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dan.b.thompson@noaa.gov,joseph.t.phillips@noaa.gov