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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.7 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ONTARIO
THROUGH TONIGHT AND DRAG A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS LAKE
SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...A 29.9 INCH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. AS THE ONTARIO LOW
CONTINUES EAST INTO QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...A 30.3 INCH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL SHIFT TOWARD NORTHWEST ONTARIO. EXPECT THIS HIGH TO DRIFT
SLOWLY SOUTH AND OVER LAKE SUPERIOR ON FRIDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 30.1
INCHES. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY...A
29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO NEAR LAKE WINNIPEG.

LSZ162-112215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 /901 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013/

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-112215-
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-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY
MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-112215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH NOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-112215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH NOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-112215-
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-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-112215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1001 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-112215-
MAFOR 1115/
SUPERIOR WEST 13510 12600 11700 12600. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14510 13600 11500. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11600 11610 14600 11500 11200. ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

SUPERIOR EAST 11500 11600 12700 14600. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

$$

SRF