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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

LSZ162-161000-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 /900 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024/

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain showers by mid
afternoon. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to
18 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East gales to 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves
subsiding to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots with gale force gusts to
35 knots through early afternoon. Rain showers. Waves building to
9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9
feet occasionally to 11 feet.
$$

LSZ263-161000-
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-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots with
a few gale force gusts to 35 knots possible late. Waves building
to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East gales to 35 knots. A chance of rain showers
through midnight, then rain showers after midnight. Waves
subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then building
to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves building
to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet, then subsiding to 9 to
12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
$$

LSZ264-161000-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots veering north
after midnight, then becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots late. Waves
calm to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to
8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots after midnight. A slight chance of rain showers through
midnight, then rain showers after midnight. Waves building to
10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves building
to 11 to 15 feet occasionally to 19 feet, then subsiding to 9 to
12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
$$

LSZ265-161000-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing east
after midnight, then backing northeast late. Waves calm to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots.
Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots late. A slight chance of rain showers through midnight,
then rain showers after midnight. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet
occasionally to 14 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 35 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 knots
late. Rain showers. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally
to 15 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13
feet.
$$

LSZ266-161000-
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-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering
northeast late. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots.
Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots after midnight. Rain showers after midnight. Waves
building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves
subsiding to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet.
$$

LSZ267-161000-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north
5 to 15 knots after midnight, then veering northeast late. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves building
to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 40 knots veering southeast by mid
afternoon. Rain showers. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet
occasionally to 14 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet.
$$