


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
905 FZUS63 KMQT 151401 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 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... High pressure ridging over Lake Superior today weakens to 30.1 inches. A 29.8 inch low developing over the Dakotas Monday morning will press east toward the Great Lakes through the day, deepening to 29.6 inches over western Lake Superior Monday night. The low further deepens to 29.4 inches by Tuesday evening as it moves from northern Ontario to Quebec. Wednesday, another low moves into the Great Lakes at around 29.7 inches. Thursday morning, this low deepens to 29.6 inches over southern Ontario while a 30.0 inch ridge moves over northern Ontario. This high extends ridging into Lake Superior Thursday afternoon through at least Friday night. LSZ162-152000- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 /901 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025/ .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers through early afternoon, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots veering west after midnight. Showers through midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-152000- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots after midnight, then veering southwest late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots veering west in the afternoon, then becoming east 5 to 15 knots late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-152000- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south late. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots veering south. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-152000- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south late. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-152000- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west by mid afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-152000- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1001 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south late. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast in the afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. A chance of showers through midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering west by mid afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon, then a chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-152000- MAFOR 1515/ Superior West 12100 11110 14100 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior North Central 11200 14300 13400. A chance of showers Monday morning. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior South Central 13200 12300 13400. A chance of showers Monday morning. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior East 11100 12800 11200 11300 13400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ 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