


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
024 FZUS63 KMQT 310202 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 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... 30.3 inch high pressure reaches Lake Superior Thursday, then maintains its strength over the western Great Lakes through Saturday, when it weakens to 30.2 inches and moves eastward through the Ohio Valley. This high continues eastward Monday while another 30.2 inch high dives over northern Ontario and James Bay. This will sustain 30.1 inch ridging over Lake Superior on Monday. LSZ162-310800- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 /901 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing northeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-310800- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots late. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots veering south in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 15 knots late. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-310800- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots late. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots veering south in the afternoon, then becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots late. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Haze through midnight. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-310800- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots veering east late. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-310800- 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 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots late. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the afternoon. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west by mid afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-310800- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast late. Areas of smoke. Haze after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the afternoon, then becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots late. Haze and areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Haze. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-310800- MAFOR 3103/ Superior West 11200 13100 11200 13400. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior North Central 12810 11800 11100 11200 11400 12500. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior South Central 12810 12800 13100 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior East 11810 11800 13100 11800 11700 11710. 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