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Lake Superior Open Lake Forecasts

Marquette, Michigan

FZUS63 KMQT 090814
GLFLS

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OF 30.1 INCHES WILL MOVE OVER LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY AND THEN OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.4 INCHES ORGANIZING OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN FRIDAY
MORNING WILL LIFT NORTH TO SOUTHERN HUDSON BAY BY SUNDAY
MORNING...BRINGING THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR
ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OF 29.9 INCHES WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY...WHILE A SECONDARY TROUGH OF 29.8
INCHES SWEEPS ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THIS
SECONDARY TROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.

LSZ162-091615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010 /314 AM CDT THU SEP 9 2010/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-091615-
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-
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM
TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-091615-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-091615-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-267-091615-
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-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
414 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-091615-
MAFOR 0909/
SUPERIOR WEST 11800 12110 11210 14220. WAVES CALM TO 3 FEET. 220001.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 12820 12810 12110 12210. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
220103.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 13820 11810 11820 11120 11110 11210.  WAVES
1 TO 4 FEET. 220204.

SUPERIOR EAST 12820 14820 11120 11220. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. 220204.

$$

VOSS



WHUS73 KDLH 080243
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
943 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

LSZ121-145>148-080345-
/O.CAN.KDLH.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-100908T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
943 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

$$

LSZ140>144-080345-
/O.CAN.KDLH.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-100908T0500Z/
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
943 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

$$

DAP



WHUS73 KMQT 090832
MWWMQT

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
432 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

LSZ249-090945-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-100909T2100Z/
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-
432 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY.

$$

LSZ248-090945-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-100909T1800Z/
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-
432 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY.

$$

LSZ244-245-090945-
/O.CAN.KMQT.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-100909T1200Z/
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-
432 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY.

$$

LSZ250-251-091645-
/O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-100909T2100Z/
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
432 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

* EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 22
  TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVE HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET UNTIL 5
  PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH TO OCCUR
  AROUND 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET TO OCCUR
  AROUND 6 AM EDT THURSDAY.

PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

VOSS