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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Marquette MI
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

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.

LMZ248-250-010800-
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 44 knots. Rain possibly mixed with sleet through the night.
Snow after midnight. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally
to 15 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to
13 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Cloudy with snow
likely through mid morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of
snow by late morning. Sunny late. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots backing south 5 to
15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers and snow showers in
the afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet.

$$

LMZ221-010800-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots. Gale force gusts up to
43 knots. Rain possibly mixed with sleet through midnight. Snow
by midnight. A slight chance of rain late. Waves building to 6 to
9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 5 to 8 feet
occasionally to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Freezing spray
through mid morning. Cloudy with a chance of snow through mid
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow by late
morning. Sunny late. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally
to 13 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots backing southwest
5 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to
34 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers and snow showers in
the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet.

$$

LSZ240-241-010800-
Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 /555 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023/

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind up to 30 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow possibly mixed with rain. Waves 5 to 8 feet
occasionally to 10 feet building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to
13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots by midnight. Gale force gusts up to 47 knots. Cloudy. A
chance of snow through midnight, then a slight chance of snow
late. Freezing spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet
occasionally to 21 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts
up to 39 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots with gusts up to
24 knots. Partly cloudy through mid morning then clearing.
Freezing spray through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 20 knots. Clear in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then
building to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots.
Cloudy. Snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ243-010800-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 46 knots. Cloudy. A slight
chance of snow through midnight. Freezing spray late. Waves
building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts
up to 41 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots with gale force
gusts up to 41 knots by late morning, then becoming north 5 to
15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots late. Partly cloudy through
mid morning then clearing. Freezing spray through early
afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots backing south
10 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of
snow showers in the morning, then rain showers possibly mixed
with snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.

$$

LSZ242-010800-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of rain and snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally
to 8 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots by midnight. Gale force gusts up to 45 knots. Cloudy. A
chance of snow through late evening, then a slight chance of snow
by midnight. Freezing spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet
occasionally to 21 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts
up to 40 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots with gale force
gusts up to 40 knots by late morning, then becoming north 5 to
15 knots with gusts up to 26 knots late. Partly cloudy through
mid morning then clearing. Freezing spray through early
afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 15 knots backing south
10 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow
showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the morning, then
rain showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ245-010800-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of rain and snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally
to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 42 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow through midnight.
Freezing spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally
to 21 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to
42 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 32 knots
late. Partly cloudy through mid morning then clearing. Heavy
freezing spray through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots backing south
10 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. Cloudy. Rain showers and snow showers likely in
the afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

$$

LSZ244-010800-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet building to 4 to
7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 46 knots. Cloudy. Freezing
spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts
up to 43 knots becoming north 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to
31 knots late. Partly cloudy through mid morning then clearing.
Heavy freezing spray through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers in
the afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet.

$$

LSZ246-010800-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts
up to 27 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 43 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow through midnight, then a
slight chance of snow late. Freezing spray late. Waves building
to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots late. Mostly cloudy through mid morning then clearing.
Freezing spray through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots backing south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 23 knots.
Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then rain
showers possibly mixed with snow showers in the afternoon. Waves
building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LSZ247-010800-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow possibly mixed with rain. Waves 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots. Gale force gusts up to
42 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow through midnight, then a
slight chance of snow late. Freezing spray late. Waves building
to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts
up to 39 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots with gusts up to
27 knots. Mostly cloudy through mid morning then clearing.
Freezing spray through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind less than 10 knots backing south 5 to
15 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow
showers in the morning, then rain showers possibly mixed with
snow showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ248-010800-
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of sleet possibly mixed with rain and snow. Waves 4 to
7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots. Gale force gusts up to
44 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow possibly mixed with rain
through late evening, then a chance of snow by midnight. Freezing
spray late. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 43 knots. Mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of snow through mid morning, then sunny by
late morning. Freezing spray through the day. Waves building to
15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet, then subsiding to 6 to
9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots backing south after
midnight. Gusts up to 22 knots. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then rain
showers possibly mixed with snow showers in the afternoon. Waves
building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LSZ249-010800-
Marquette to Munising MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of rain and sleet. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally
to 8 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 45 knots. A slight chance
of rain and snow through late evening, then snow by midnight.
Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to
44 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up
to 34 knots late. Cloudy with a chance of snow through mid
morning, then sunny by late morning. Freezing spray through the
day. Waves subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots backing south
5 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of
snow showers in the morning, then rain showers and snow showers
likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LSZ250-010800-
Munising to Grand Marais MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of rain and sleet. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally
to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 46 knots. A chance of snow
possibly mixed with rain through late evening, then snow by
midnight. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast gales to 35 knots with gale force gusts up
to 44 knots backing north up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 44 knots by late morning. Cloudy with snow likely through mid
morning, then sunny by late morning. Freezing spray through the
day. Waves building to 15 to 20 feet occasionally to 25 feet,
then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots veering south 5 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers
possibly mixed with rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building
to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LSZ251-010800-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
655 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up
to 46 knots. Snow likely through late evening, then snow by
midnight. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet.
.SATURDAY...North wind up to 30 knots. Gale force gusts up to
43 knots. Cloudy with snow likely through mid morning, then
mostly sunny with a slight chance of snow by late morning. Sunny
late. Freezing spray through the day. Waves subsiding to 5 to
8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots veering southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 27 knots. Clear. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 32 knots.
Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves
building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

$$

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