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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...29.6 INCH LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL
CONTINUE MERGING WITH A 29.5 INCH LOW IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS
AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH OF 29.9 INCHES OVER EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH OF 29.8
INCHES CROSSES THE LAKE TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.3
INCHES WILL SINK INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM ALBERTA...
EXPANDING A 30.2 INCH RIDGE NORTHWARD OVER THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OF
29.3 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.

LSZ162-112200-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 /856 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013/

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 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...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-112200-
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-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET. 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 BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 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...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-112200-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY
MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING
TO 8 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 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-112200-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY
MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET AND RAIN SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES TO
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS....POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SLEET AND RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12
FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST 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 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-112200-
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-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST 20 TO 30
KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
RAIN AND SLEET. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 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 11 TO 15 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. 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...NORTHWEST 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 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-112200-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
956 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 20 TO
30 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW
THROUGH NOON...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2
FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 11
TO 15 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. 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. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-112200-
MAFOR 1115/
SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 13740 13840 19850
11730. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 11630 11740
14850 11850. ISOLATED RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 2
TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12740 11640 11740
11767 11860 11850 11750. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH NOON.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 11740 11630 11740
11757 12860 11750. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 3
FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

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