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FZUS63 KMQT 170148
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.8 INCH TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LAKE WINNIPEG
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN WILL TRACK SOUTH TONIGHT AS THE
PARENT 29.7 INCH LOW OVER SOUTHWEST QUEBEC MOVES EAST. THIS TROUGH
WILL SLIDE INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY...ALLOWING A 30.1
INCH HIGH PRESSURE AREA TO BUILD OVER LAKE SUPERIOR MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND LINGER OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EVENTUALLY EXIT SOUTHEAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS A 30.0 INCH TROUGH MOVES SOUTHWARD FROM ONTARIO.

LSZ162-171000-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013 /848 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013/

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BECOMING ISOLATED OVERNIGHT. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-171000-
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-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-171000-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

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

$$

LSZ265-171000-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-171000-
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-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-171000-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
948 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-171000-
MAFOR 1703/
SUPERIOR WEST 11100 11110 12120 13110 11800. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 3 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14110 11100 11800 11600 11610. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11800 12100 12110 12800 11700. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUPERIOR EAST 11800 11100 13110 11810 11710 11720. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

$$

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