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Great Lakes Forecast
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223 FZUS63 KMQT 290736 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 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 29.5 inch low pressure over northern Minnesota will weaken to 29.6 inches as it tracks across northern Lake Superior early this morning. As the low heads toward southern Quebec this evening, 30.2 inch high pressure will build over the Northern Plains. The high will then build to 30.3 inches as it shifts east, reaching the western Great Lakes Sunday morning. As the high weakens to 30.2 inches while moving to the Lower Great Lakes by Monday evening, a 29.5 inch low will develop in the Northern Plains. The low lifts into into northern Ontario by Tuesday evening then pulls a 29.7 inch trough through Lake Superior late Tuesday night. 29.9 inch high pressure begins to build in the middle Mississippi River Valley Wednesday. LSZ162-291545- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 /236 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then veering north late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-291545- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then veering north late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers through midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. A chance of showers through midnight. Showers after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-291545- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then veering north late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight, then diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. A slight chance of showers through midnight. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Showers likely after midnight. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-291545- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 30 knots late. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers through midnight. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 25 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-291545- 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- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 30 knots late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west late. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely. A chance of showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-291545- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 336 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots veering north after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots backing northwest in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-291545- MAFOR 2909/ Superior West 13710 11720 11820 12710 11700. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Superior North Central 12710 12730 12830 11720 11710. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Superior South Central 11600 11610 11720 11730 12740 12730. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Superior East 11510 12610 11620 11730 11740 12830. A chance of showers this morning and this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 4 to 7 feet tonight. $$ WFO MQT Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes