Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1101 AM 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.

LMZ221-122100-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Partly cloudy through midnight then clearing. Waves
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots veering north
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LMZ248-250-122100-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
32 knots. Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers. Waves 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Isolated
rain showers and snow showers through midnight. 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 5 to 15 knots veering north less
than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ240-122100-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 /1001 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025/

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots late.
Clear. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind less than 10 knots in the
evening becoming variable. Mostly clear. Waves calm to 1 foot.

$$

LSZ241-122100-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 /1001 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025/

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

.REST OF TODAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
33 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots backing west late.
Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to
8 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.

$$

LSZ243-122100-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force
gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet occasionally to
11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up
to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy through midnight then clearing. Waves
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering east less
than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ242-122100-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force
gusts up to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots backing west late. Gale
force gusts up to 34 knots. Mostly cloudy then becoming partly
cloudy by midnight then becoming clear. 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 gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
23 knots veering east less than 10 knots after midnight. Mostly
clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ244-245-122100-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...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, then
building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 38 knots. Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly
clear. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
36 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering northeast
less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ246-122100-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force
gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up
to 36 knots. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming
mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to
35 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet, then subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
24 knots in the evening becoming variable. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ247-122100-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force
gusts up to 39 knots. Cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing west 15 to
20 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy
through late evening then becoming mostly clear. Waves subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 33 knots.
Sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
24 knots in the evening becoming variable. Mostly clear. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ248-122100-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force
gusts up to 39 knots. Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers.
Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 38 knots. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 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
24 knots in the evening becoming variable. Partly cloudy. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ249-122100-
Marquette to Munising MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force
gusts up to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers by
late morning, then isolated rain showers late. Waves 8 to 11 feet
occasionally to 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 37 knots. Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers through
midnight. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet,
then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Isolated rain
showers in the morning. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ250-122100-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force
gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy with scattered rain showers. Waves
8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet building to 9 to 12 feet
occasionally to 15 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 37 knots. Cloudy. Scattered rain showers through late evening,
then isolated rain showers by midnight. Waves building to 10 to
14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy with isolated
rain showers. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering north
5 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to
2 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ251-122100-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
1101 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Numerous rain
showers by late morning, then scattered rain showers late. Waves
8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet building to 9 to 12 feet
occasionally to 15 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy. Numerous rain
showers through late evening, then scattered rain showers by
midnight. Isolated rain showers late. Waves building to 10 to
14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 8 to 11 feet
occasionally to 14 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with
scattered rain showers. Waves subsiding to 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain
showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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