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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A 30.1 INCH RIDGE CURRENTLY EXTENDING NORTHWARD ACROSS
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR FROM 30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE TO THE EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL
CONSOLIDATE TO A 29.4 INCH LOW OVER LAKE WINNIPEG TUESDAY MORNING.
THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK EAST TO NORTHERN ONTARIO BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS
AN ASSOCIATED 29.5 INCH TROUGH MOVES ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK
30.0 INCH RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY...THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30.2 INCHES
OVER THE EASTERN STATES AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES FORMS IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS.

LSZ162-140400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013 /257 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...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.

$$

LSZ263-140400-
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-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-140400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-140400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-140400-
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-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID EVENING.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-140400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE EVENING.
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-140400-
MAFOR 1321/
SUPERIOR WEST 14310 11310 12300 11210. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11410 13320 12420 12320. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS TONIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET TUESDAY.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11310 12320 11420 11430 11420 12320. CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET.

SUPERIOR EAST 11500 11310 11320 12420 13320. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
4 FEET.

$$

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