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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...AS 30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND SLOWLY MOVES
EAST THROUGH MONDAY...29.4 INCH LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL TRACK TO SOUTH DAKOTA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
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 30.4 INCHES WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES.

LSZ162-191600-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /255 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING NUMEROUS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-191600-
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-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-191600-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-191600-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-191600-
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-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-191600-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
355 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. 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. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-191600-
MAFOR 1909/
SUPERIOR WEST 11113 11103 11113 11123 11136 13236. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. WIDESPREAD FOG TONIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11420 11700 11800 12110 11223 11226 11236.
PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. WIDESPREAD FOG TONIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12410 11200 12210 12213 11226. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. WIDESPREAD FOG TONIGHT.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET.

SUPERIOR EAST 11420 11410 11310 11300 11210 11113 11123 11223.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TODAY. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET.

$$

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