Great Lakes Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZUS63 KMQT 120116
GLFLS
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR
.SYNOPSIS...A 29.7 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL ONTARIO WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EAST TONIGHT WHILE A 29.9 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER UPPER MICHIGAN. AS THE ONTARIO LOW CONTINUES EAST INTO QUEBEC ON
WEDNESDAY...A 30.3 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT TOWARD
NORTHWEST ONTARIO. EXPECT THIS HIGH TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND OVER
LAKE SUPERIOR ON FRIDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 30.1 INCHES. AS THE HIGH
SHIFTS TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY...A 29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO NEAR LAKE WINNIPEG. THIS LOW WILL THEN DROP
SOUTHEAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO
29.7 INCHES.
LSZ162-120930-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 /816 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013/
.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ263-120930-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ264-120930-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ265-120930-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ266-120930-
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-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. AREAS OF
FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ267-120930-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
916 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY
MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
$$
LSZ261-120930-
MAFOR 1203/
SUPERIOR WEST 14600 11600 11500 11300 11100. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11510 11610 13600 11800 11600 11700. PATCHY
FOG. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11403 11500 11600 11500 11200 12100 11800.
AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG WEDNESDAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUPERIOR EAST 11603 11500 13300 11800 12700. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG WEDNESDAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
$$
PETRO