Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 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.

LMZ221-130900-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy through
midnight then clearing. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots in the
evening becoming variable. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.

$$

LMZ248-250-130900-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy through
late evening then becoming mostly clear. A chance of snow showers
possibly mixed with rain showers through late evening. Waves
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots in the
evening becoming variable. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East wind less than 10 knots veering southeast in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ240-130900-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 /401 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THURSDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...West wind 20 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
late. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves calm to 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...South wind less than 10 knots with gusts up to
18 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ241-130900-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 /401 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025/

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet subsiding to
4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing west 15 to
20 knots late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots backing
southeast after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ243-130900-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy. Waves 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy through
midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 33 knots.
Sunny. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
22 knots veering east less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly
cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm
to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ242-130900-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy through
late evening then becoming mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves building to
4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots backing southeast less
than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves calm
to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ244-245-130900-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 39 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Waves 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet, then building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally
to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
23 knots veering northeast less than 10 knots after midnight.
Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 27 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LSZ246-130900-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up
to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 33 knots.
Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots with gusts up
to 22 knots in the evening becoming variable. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 23 knots.
Partly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ247-130900-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots backing west 15 to
25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy
through late evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves subsiding
to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 33 knots.
Sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots in the evening becoming
variable. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind less than 10 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ248-130900-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 39 knots. Cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet
occasionally to 10 feet building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly
clear. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet,
then building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
22 knots in the evening becoming variable. Partly cloudy. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 23 knots.
Mostly sunny. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ249-130900-
Marquette to Munising MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet building to 10 to
14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of rain showers through late evening, then a slight chance of
rain showers by midnight. Waves subsiding to 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots becoming less than
10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

$$

LSZ250-130900-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 38 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. A chance of
rain showers through midnight, then a slight chance of rain
showers late. Waves subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to
15 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding
to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering north
less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding
to 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.

$$

LSZ251-130900-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
501 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale
force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. Rain showers
likely through late evening, then a chance of rain showers by
midnight. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves subsiding
to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of rain showers through mid morning. A chance of
rain showers by late morning, then a slight chance of rain
showers late. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north
5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
rain showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East wind less than 10 knots veering southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.

$$

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