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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL
CROSS INTO WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BEFORE
EXITING ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME...STRONG 30.7 INCH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER NORTHERN CANADA IS EXPECTED TO SINK SOUTHWARD. THE RESULT WILL
BE A 30.2 INCH RIDGE ON THURSDAY BUILDING TO 30.3 INCHES ON FRIDAY
AND LINGERING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY.

LSZ162-212215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 /906 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN 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 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
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.

$$

LSZ263-212215-
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-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 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. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...
THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST 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.

$$

LSZ264-212215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 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.

$$

LSZ265-212215-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. 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.

$$

LSZ266-212215-
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-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...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. 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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.

$$

LSZ267-212215-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
1006 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 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 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING 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...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.

$$
LSZ261-212215-
MAFOR 2115/
SUPERIOR WEST 12146 11133 12133 13123. AREAS OF FOG THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 7 TO 10 SUBSIDING TO WAVES 5 TO
8 FEET THIS EVENING AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 13136 14133 11123. AREAS OF FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT AND 4 TO
6 FEET.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11236 11126 11123 11113 13813 11123.
AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
THIS EVENING AND 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.

SUPERIOR EAST 12236 11223 14123 11123. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING.

$$
PETRO