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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...30.3 INCH HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHERN ONTARIO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS 29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER
FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LOW WILL
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 30.5 INCHES WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...WITH A 30.3 INCH RIDGE SETTLING OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON
FRIDAY.

LSZ162-201000-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /851 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO
30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-201000-
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-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

$$

LSZ264-201000-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 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 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-201000-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

$$

LSZ266-201000-
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-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-201000-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
951 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$
LSZ261-201000-
MAFOR 2003/
SUPERIOR WEST 11149 13249 11246 13146. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 16246. PATCHY FOG TONIGHT. AREAS OF FOG
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 6
FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11230 11240 14246 12236. PATCHY FOG TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FOG MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET MONDAY AND MONDAY
EVENING.

SUPERIOR EAST 11140 11240 14246 11246 11236. PATCHY FOG MONDAY
MORNING. AREAS OF FOG MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY
AND MONDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET.

$$

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