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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1012 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 CONSOLIDATE OVER 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.

LSZ162-192215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /912 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS BECOMING NUMEROUS BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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.

$$

LSZ263-192215-
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-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. NUMEROUS
RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 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.

$$

LSZ264-192215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING
NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.

$$

LSZ265-192215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING
NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 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.

$$

LSZ266-192215-
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-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING
NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.

$$

LSZ267-192215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1012 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 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.

$$
LSZ261-192215-
MAFOR 1915/

SUPERIOR WEST 11123 11133 11136 11146 11136 12246 11146. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FOG OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11800 12110 11113 12226 12236. PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD FOG MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11200 12110 11213 11223 11226 12236.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD FOG MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

SUPERIOR EAST 11310 11200 11110 11113 11123 11223 12236. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FOG
MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET.

$$

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