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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
WILL WEAKEN TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT MOVES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN
WEDNESDAY...AND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY EVENING. A 30.6
INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM MANITOBA TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD...SHIFTING OVER THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY
WHILE WEAKENING TO 30.3 INCHES. EXPECT THIS RIDGE TO REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES SUNDAY.

LSZ162-220415-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 /301 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/
WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-220415-
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-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH EARLY
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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES CALM
TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-220415-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5
TO 8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-220415-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-220415-
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-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-220415-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
401 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN
BUILDING 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...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-220415-
MAFOR 2121/
SUPERIOR WEST 13144 13134 11130 11120. PATCHY FOG WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO
10 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11136 11144 12134 12123 12120. WIDESPREAD
FOG TONIGHT BECOMING PATCHY WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 7 FEET.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 14124 14123. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY.

SUPERIOR EAST 11224 11234 15123. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

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