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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

LSZ162-181545-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /244 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots
late. Waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 30 knots. Waves building to 5 to
8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots. Waves subsiding to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
$$

LSZ263-181545-
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-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the afternoon, then veering west late. Waves
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves subsiding to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 30 knots with a few gale force gusts
to 35 knots possible. Waves building to 7 to 11 feet occasionally
to 14 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet.
$$

LSZ264-181545-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest in the
afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots late. Patchy fog
through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then
building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots
after midnight. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 30 knots with a few gale force gusts
to 35 knots possible. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally
to 14 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet.
$$

LSZ265-181545-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog.
Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots in the afternoon, then backing south late. A slight
chance of rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm
to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 10 to
20 knots after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots late.
A slight chance of rain showers through midnight. Waves building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 30 knots. Waves building to 4 to
7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots. A slight chance of
rain and snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
$$

LSZ266-181545-
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-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog.
Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots
in the afternoon, then becoming south 10 to 20 knots late. Patchy
fog through early afternoon. A slight chance of rain showers by
mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west after
midnight, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots late. A chance of
rain showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to
8 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 30 knots with a few gale force gusts
to 35 knots possible. Waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally
to 14 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots with a few gale force
gusts to 35 knots possible. A slight chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet.
$$

LSZ267-181545-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
344 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots
in the afternoon, then becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots late.
Patchy fog through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. A chance of rain showers. Waves building to 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots with a
few gale force gusts to 35 knots possible in the afternoon. Waves
building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 30 knots with a few gale force
gusts to 35 knots possible. A slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
$$