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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service marquette mi
500 pm est thu feb 5 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.


lsz242-060900-
ontonagon to upper entrance of portage canal mi-
500 pm est thu feb 5 2026

...gale warning in effect from friday morning through friday
afternoon...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect from friday morning
through friday evening...

.late this afternoon...west wind 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a
chance of freezing drizzle and a slight chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest with gusts
up to 29 knots by midnight, then veering north 15 to 25 knots
late. cloudy. a chance of freezing drizzle and a slight chance of
snow showers through late evening, then a chance of snow showers
by midnight. waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north wind up to 30 knots. mostly cloudy. a slight
chance of snow showers through mid morning. waves building to
5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.friday night...north wind 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north wind 5 to 15 knots in the morning becoming
variable. mostly cloudy. waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 

note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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