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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...EXPECT A 30.3 INCH RIDGE CURRENTLY NEAR JAMES BAY TO
SLIDE EAST INTO QUEBEC ON TUESDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...29.5 INCH LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH
TONIGHT WILL FILL TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY. THEN ON WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES AND UP THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY...REACHING THE GULF OF ST
LAWRENCE BY THURSDAY EVENING. BEHIND THE LOW...A 30.7 INCH HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL EXTEND A RIDGE AVERAGING
30.4 INCHES ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY.

LSZ162-210645-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 /531 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013/

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TUESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
KNOTS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-210645-
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-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-210645-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-210645-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...
THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-210645-
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-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...
THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-210645-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
631 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

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

$$
LSZ261-210645-
MAFOR 2021 AMD/
SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12146 19156 12146 11143
13140. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PATCHY FOG TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY.
WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11243 13246 12230 12130. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12233 13223 11226 11126 11123. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3
TO 8 FEET.

SUPERIOR EAST 12243 11233 12230 12236 11233. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET.

$$

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