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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL PUSH A
29.8 INCH TROUGH SOUTHWARD ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. IN ITS
WAKE...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.3 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY
SUNDAY EVENING AND BUILD A 30.2 INCH RIDGE NORTHWARD OVER THE GREAT
LAKES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BROAD LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.4 INCHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE EAST TO
NORTHERN ONTARIO AND PUSH A 29.6 INCH TROUGH INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 29.9 INCH TROUGH WILL THEN LINGER NORTH
OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THURSDAY.

LSZ162-120400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 /258 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-120400-
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-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SLEET...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 35
KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-120400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SLEET...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-120400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES TO
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-120400-
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-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SLEET...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES TO
45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SLEET AND RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-120400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
358 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES TO
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2
FEET.

$$

LSZ261-120400-
MAFOR 1121/
SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12740 19750 12840 19850
12730 11720 11610. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FEET SUNDAY.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11740 11840 14850
12740. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 11740 11757
11867 11850 13750. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET THIS
EVENING BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 11740 11757 11867
11860 11850 12750. ISOLATED SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET THIS
EVENING BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

$$

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