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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO AND
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL BUILD TO 30.3 INCHES AS IT SHIFTS
EAST...REACHING EASTERN QUEBEC AND NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY. LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES ORGANIZING OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS SATURDAY
WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY TUESDAY
EVENING. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES SETTLING OVER
WESTERN HUDSON BAY SUNDAY WILL BUILD TO 30.4 INCHES AS IT NOSES SOUTH
AND EAST INTO NORTHERN ONTARIO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

LSZ162-171615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /306 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-171615-
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-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-171615-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON.
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-171615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-171615-
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-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-171615-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
406 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST. A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-171615-
MAFOR 1709/
SUPERIOR WEST 13210 12120 13220. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11900 11100 12200 12210 11200 11210. WAVES 1
FOOT OR LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11910 11100 14200 11200 11210. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS.

SUPERIOR EAST 11900 11100 11200 13100 12200. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

$$

JLA