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FZUS63 KMQT 192001
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...AS 30.3 INCH HIGH PRESSURE TRACKS SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHERN ONTARIO THROUGH MONDAY...29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONSOLIDATE OVER FAR
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT DRIFTS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.5
INCHES WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WITH A
30.3 INCH RIDGE SETTLING OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY.

LSZ162-200415-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /301 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-200415-
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-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BECOMING WIDESPREAD. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-200415-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT
BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-200415-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT
BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-200415-
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-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-200415-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-200415-
MAFOR 1921/
SUPERIOR WEST 11143 11149 12249 13246 11146. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. WAVES 4
TO 7 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET MONDAY.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11110 11120 12230 14246. PATCHY FOG THIS
EVENING. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 4
FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET MONDAY.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11110 11210 11220 11230 11236 13246. PATCHY
FOG TONIGHT. AREAS OF FOG MONDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND AND MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET MONDAY.

SUPERIOR EAST 12110 11120 11230 14236. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. PATCHY FOG
MONDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FOG MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TONIGHT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY.

$$

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