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Great Lakes Forecast
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139 FZUS63 KMQT 050152 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 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 29.8 inch low pressure has begun to organize over Iowa and southern Minnesota this evening. This low will deepen to 29.7 inches as it tracks east, passing across Wisconsin late tonight and Friday morning, Lower Michigan on Friday afternoon, then reaching southern Quebec by Saturday afternoon. In its wake, another weak high pressure ridge of 29.9 inches will shift east, reaching the western Great Lakes during Saturday. As the ridge builds to 30.1 inches while shifting to the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday, a 29.9 inch low pressure trough will move east to Minnesota. This trough will dissipate as it moves over Lake Superior on Monday. LSZ162-051000- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 /852 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Patchy fog by late evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the afternoon, then backing north late. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers through early afternoon. Showers likely by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-051000- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog by late evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-051000- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog by late evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots late. A slight chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots increasing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-051000- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing northeast late. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. A slight chance of showers through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing north. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-051000- 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- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog by late evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then becoming north 5 to 15 knots late. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-051000- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 952 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then backing north late. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-051000- MAFOR 0503/ Superior West 14110 11110 11100 11800 11700. A chance of showers overnight and Friday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior North Central 12200 14100 12800. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior South Central 12200 14100 12800. A chance of showers overnight and Friday. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior East 12700 11800 12100 11110 12810. A chance of showers Friday and Friday evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ BW Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes