Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
044 FZUS63 KMQT 010801 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 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 high pressure of 30.4 inches approaches the area from Hudson Bay today, becoming centered over the Great Lakes by tomorrow morning. The high weakens to 30.3 inches for Tuesday night, then moves southeast to the Ohio River Valley on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a 29.9 inch trough approaches from the northwest, moving over Lake Superior on Thursday. This trough remains over the lake through Friday. LSZ162-012000- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 /300 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots late. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing northeast in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing northeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-012000- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots increasing to 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-012000- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots veering southeast in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-012000- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight, then backing north late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-012000- 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- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-012000- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing north late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots increasing to 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots increasing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots backing east. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-011400- MAFOR 0109/ Superior West 11100 11110 11120 12130 11120 11110 11210. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Superior North Central 14210 11210 13200. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior South Central 11200 12210 11220 12210 12200. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Superior East 13210 11110 11100 12810 11800. Waves 2 feet 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