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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A 30.1 INCH TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR
WILL DEEPEN TO 30.0 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND TO 29.8 INCHES FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO AN ELONGATED AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.7 INCHES STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWESTERN
CANADA THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO. EXPECT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO
CONSOLIDATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING
INTO MANITOBA ON SUNDAY AT 29.5 INCHES...AND EXITING EASTWARD THROUGH
ONTARIO ON MONDAY.

LSZ162-201600-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013 /256 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-201600-
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-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-201600-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. PATCHY
FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-201600-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-201600-
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-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-201600-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
356 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...DIMINISHING TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. PATCHY
FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-201600-
MAFOR 2009/
SUPERIOR WEST 11100 12200 11110 11210 12110 11220. PATCHY FOG.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11600 11300 12200 14210. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11510 11400 11300 11200 12210 11300 11310.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. PATCHY FOG.
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 FEET OR
LESS.

SUPERIOR EAST 11520 11500 11400 14200 11310. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS TODAY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR
LESS TODAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS TONIGHT.

$$

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