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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL BUILD
SOUTHWARD OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLOWLY EXIT SOUTHEASTWARD
ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF 29.3 INCH LOW PRESSURE NEARING FROM
SASKATCHEWAN. A 29.8 INCH TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN
LOW WILL SLIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH
THE LOW THEN DRIFTING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH MONDAY WHILE
WEAKENING TO 29.8 INCHES. BY TUESDAY...30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWARD.

LSZ162-140945-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 /842 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013/

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY
LATE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-140945-
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-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-140945-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-140945-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-140945-
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-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER NOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-140945-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
942 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-140945-
MAFOR 1403/
SUPERIOR WEST 12800 11100 12200 13210. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11810 11110 12200 12300 12310. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11810 12800 11100 12200 11210 11310. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
EVENING.

SUPERIOR EAST 11810 13110 12800 11710 11800. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
OVERNIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

$$

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