NWS Forecast

FZUS63 KMQT 240834
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

SYNOPSIS
EXPECT 30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS LIFTS
NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC LATE IN THE DAY. THIS LOW
WILL GRADUALLY CONSOLIDATE WITH A DEEPER 29.1 INCH LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...
LOOK FOR A 29.9 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT
LAKES ON LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

LSZ162-241615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 /235 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009/

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

LSZ263-241615-
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-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND
DRIZZLE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

LSZ264-241615-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST
AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

LSZ265-241615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND
DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

LSZ266-241615-
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-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST
AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

LSZ267-241615-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

EARLY THIS MORNING
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST
AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

LSZ261-241615-
MAFOR 2410/
SUPERIOR WEST 11310 12410 11400 13300 11400. PATCHY MIST THIS
MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. 220002.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11320 12420 12410 13310. PATCHY MIST AND 
DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET. 220103.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 14420 12410 12310. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE
THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET. 220103.

SUPERIOR EAST 12320 13420 11410 12310. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE
THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
4 FEET. 220203.

KC