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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS..30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE FROM WESTERN HUDSON BAY THROUGH
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL SLOWLY EDGE
EAST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING OFF
THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD AND EASTERN QUEBEC ON MONDAY. MEANWHILE...AN
ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST
AVERAGING 29.6 INCHES THIS WEEKEND WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY THEN SLIDE TOWARD
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY.

LSZ162-250345-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 /236 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013/

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-250345-
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-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-250345-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

$$

LSZ265-250345-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-250345-
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-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-250345-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
336 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-250345-
MAFOR 2421/

SUPERIOR WEST 11300 12210 13200 11210 11110.  WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11400 11300 14310 12210.  WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 15300 12210. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

SUPERIOR EAST 11610 12700 11800 11100 12200 11100. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.

$$

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