Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
889 FZUS63 KMQT 300208 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 For waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on Lake Superior. Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS...A 30.3 ridge of high pressure will remain anchored over the Upper Great Lakes through Thursday. This high will slowly shift toward the Lower Great Lakes beginning late Thursday, reaching the Mid Atlantic states on Friday night at 30.2 inches. Ridging over Lake Superior weakens to 29.9 inches Saturday night and remains in place through Sunday. Sunday night, a 29.6 low pressure will lift northeast from the Northern Plains into Ontario. An associated through will reach western Lake Superior early Monday morning and then linger over the Upper Great Lakes at 29.7 inches through Monday. LSZ162-301015- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 /908 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-301015- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots veering south late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-301015- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight, then backing southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-301015- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-301015- 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- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-301015- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1008 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering east late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-301015- MAFOR 3003/ Superior West 11100 14200 12210 11310. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior North Central 12600 11500 11400 14310. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior South Central 11600 12500 11300 14310. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Thursday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening. Superior East 11710 11800 12700 11600 11400 12300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ JSS Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes