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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE GREAT
LAKES REGION WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE TAKING SHAPE IN
THE PLAINS WILL MAKE ITS WAY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WEAKENING TO 29.8 INCHES. THIS LOW WILL
CROSS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN HIGH
PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MANITOBA EXTENDS A RIDGE OF
30.3 INCHES INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

LSZ162-180400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /246 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-180400-
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-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-180400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-180400-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-180400-
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-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-180400-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-180400-
MAFOR 1721/

SUPERIOR WEST 12120 13220 11210 11216 11210. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. WAVES 1 TO
4 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 13210 12310 13320. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12210 13310 13320. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SUPERIOR EAST 11110 11210 11200 12310 13320. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

$$

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