FZUS53 KMQT 161501 NSHMQT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Marquette MI 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 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. LMZ221-162000- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 33 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 33 knots by midnight, then backing west less than 10 knots late. Mostly cloudy through late evening then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers through late evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. $$ LMZ248-250-162000- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers by late morning, then a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots with gusts up to 17 knots late. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming mostly clear. A slight chance of rain showers through late evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots backing southwest 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Clear. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. $$ LSZ240-162000- Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /1001 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late. Mostly cloudy by late morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Gusts up to 23 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Clear. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ241-162000- Black River to Ontonagon MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /1001 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 38 knots. Mostly cloudy by late morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots backing southwest 10 to 20 knots late. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 31 knots. Clear. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. $$ LSZ243-162000- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 42 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers by late morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots backing west 15 to 25 knots late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. $$ LSZ242-162000- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 40 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers by late morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots backing southwest late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. $$ LSZ245-162000- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 43 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight, then backing west 10 to 20 knots late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Clear. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. $$ LSZ244-162000- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight, then backing west 15 to 20 knots late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet, then subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. $$ LSZ246-162000- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 40 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers by late morning, then partly cloudy late. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Gusts up to 24 knots. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Clear. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ247-162000- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 41 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers by late morning. Waves 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots backing southwest late. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ248-162000- Huron Islands to Marquette MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers by late morning, then a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots by midnight, then backing west with gusts up to 23 knots late. Partly cloudy through midnight then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers through late evening. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ249-162000- Marquette to Munising MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers by late morning, then a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots backing northwest 10 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots by midnight, then backing west 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming mostly clear. A slight chance of rain showers through midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ250-162000- Munising to Grand Marais MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers by late morning, then a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots by midnight, then backing west 10 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ251-162000- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 1101 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 41 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Waves 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 34 knots by midnight, then backing northwest 5 to 15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through late evening. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Clear. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ WFO MQT