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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

LSZ162-042100-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 /900 AM CST Thu Dec 4 2025/

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
gales to 35 knots. Freezing spray in the afternoon. A slight
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 40 knots becoming west 20 to
30 knots late. Freezing spray. A chance of snow showers. Waves
building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding
to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
$$

LSZ263-042100-
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-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest
20 to 30 knots by late morning, then increasing to gales to
35 knots by mid afternoon. A slight chance of snow showers.
Freezing spray in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 40 knots becoming west gales to
35 knots late. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow showers in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves
building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding
to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
$$

LSZ264-042100-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west
20 to 30 knots by late morning, then becoming southwest gales to
35 knots by mid afternoon. Freezing spray in the afternoon. A
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to
6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots veering west late.
Freezing spray in the evening. Snow showers. Waves building to
10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 8 to
11 feet occasionally to 14 feet.
$$

LSZ265-042100-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots backing west by
late morning, then becoming southwest 20 to 30 knots by mid
afternoon. Freezing spray late in the morning. A chance of snow
showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west 20 to
30 knots late. Freezing spray. A chance of snow showers. Waves
building to 4 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
$$

LSZ266-042100-
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-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots by late morning, then becoming southwest 20 to 30 knots
by mid afternoon. Freezing spray late in the morning. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then building to
4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 40 knots. Freezing spray. Snow
showers. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet,
then subsiding to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
$$

LSZ267-042100-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots backing southwest
by mid afternoon. Freezing spray. A chance of snow showers. Waves
9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 45 knots. Freezing spray. A chance
of snow showers in the evening. Snow showers after midnight.
Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then
subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.
$$