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FZUS63 KMQT 130115
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.8 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WILL
SLOWLY BUILD TO 30.2 INCHES BY THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SLOWLY EXIT SOUTHEASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT...IN ADVANCE OF 29.5 INCH LOW
PRESSURE NEARING FROM SASKATCHEWAN. A 29.8 INCH TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN LOW WILL SLIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE LOW ITSELF PUSHING OVER LAKE SUPERIOR
AT 29.7 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

LSZ162-130915-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 /815 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013/

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-130915-
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-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-130915-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-130915-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-130915-
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-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-130915-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
915 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS 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 VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-130915-
MAFOR 1303/
SUPERIOR WEST 11810 12820 11810 11110 11300 11400 11500. WAVES
CALM TO 3 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14820 11820 12810 11710. WAVES CALM TO 4
FEET.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11810 11710 14820 11820 11720. WAVES CALM TO
4 FEET.

SUPERIOR EAST 11700 11810 15820. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 3 FEET.

$$

PETRO