FZUS53 KMQT 271001 NSHMQT Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Marquette MI 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 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. LMZ248-250-272100- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TODAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots late. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 20 to 25 knots veering northwest 15 to 25 knots by midnight. Gusts up to 32 knots. Mostly cloudy through late evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ243-272100- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots veering southwest 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots by midnight. Storm force gusts up to 48 knots. Mostly cloudy. Heavy freezing spray through the night. A slight chance of snow showers late. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ242-272100- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots veering southwest 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots late. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots with gale force gusts up to 47 knots veering northwest up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 47 knots by midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers late. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ245-272100- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Storm force gusts up to 50 knots. Mostly cloudy. Heavy freezing spray through the night. A slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ244-272100- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots veering southwest 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 46 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers late. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Storm force gusts up to 51 knots. Mostly cloudy. Heavy freezing spray through the night. A slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ246-272100- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to 27 knots veering southwest 15 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 43 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 43 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 44 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ247-272100- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots veering southwest 15 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 43 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 43 knots late. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots. Gale force gusts up to 46 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ248-272100- Huron Islands to Marquette MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots by late morning, then veering west up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 44 knots late. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Storm force gusts up to 49 knots. Partly cloudy through late evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 2 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ249-272100- Marquette to Munising MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots veering southwest 20 to 25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind up to 30 knots veering northwest gales to 35 knots by midnight, then diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers by midnight. Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet, then subsiding to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ250-272100- Munising to Grand Marais MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 27 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots by late morning, then veering southwest with gale force gusts up to 37 knots late. Partly cloudy. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots veering northwest up to 30 knots late. Storm force gusts up to 48 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers through late evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. Snow showers likely late. Heavy freezing spray by midnight. Waves building to 17 to 22 feet occasionally to 28 feet, then subsiding to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ LSZ251-272100- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 500 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot. .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 27 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots by late morning, then veering southwest 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 37 knots late. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers by late morning. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers late. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots veering northwest by midnight, then diminishing to up to 30 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 47 knots. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers through late evening, then snow showers likely by midnight. Waves building to 17 to 22 feet occasionally to 28 feet, then subsiding to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. $$ WFO MQT