NWS Forecast

FZUS63 KMQT 240158
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
958 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

SYNOPSIS
30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO
WISCONSIN...WILL SLOWLY OOZE SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE OHIO VALLEY BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 29.6 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MANITOBA
WILL THEN MOVE TO NORTHERN ONTARIO. THIS WILL DRAG A 29.8 INCH
TROUGH ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.0
INCHES OVER NORTH DAKOTA AND THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES SATURDAY
MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD TO CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR ON
MONDAY.

LSZ162-263-240815-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
958 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 /858 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008/

REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING SOUTH LATE.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.

MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

LSZ264-240815-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
958 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.

LSZ265-240815-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
958 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING
SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST LATE. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3
FEET.

LSZ266-267-240815-
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
958 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

THURSDAY
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST LATE. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...MAINLY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.

MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

LSZ261-240815-
MAFOR 2403/
SUPERIOR WEST 12200 14300 11300 11410. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WAVES 1
FOOT OR LESS. 220001.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 12600 11500 11400 12500 11400 11410. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
220001.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11600 13500 13300 11400. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
220001.

SUPERIOR EAST 13700 14600 11400. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 220101.

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