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000 FZUS63 KMQT 090151 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 29.5 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER MANITOBA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES OVER HUDSON BAY ON THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...A 30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON FRIDAY. A WEAK TROUGH AVERAGING 30.0 INCHES WILL SLIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 30.5 INCH HIGH WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO ON SUNDAY AND OVER MAINE BY TUESDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.6 INCHES MOVES OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND OVER HUDSON BAY ON TUESDAY. LSZ162-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 /851 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ263-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NEAR NORTHERN ISLE ROYALE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ264-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS DURING THE EARLY EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ265-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ267-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING WEST LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ266-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 951 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ261-090845- MAFOR 0903/ SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 19530 11640 13650 13640. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET THURSDAY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. 210103 210205. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11530 11640 14650 11650 11640. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT NEAR NORTHERN ISLE ROYALE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. 210205 210407. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11530 12640 14650 11640 19650. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. 210204 210406. SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11630 11540 13640 12650 11640 19650. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. 220306. $$ SRF
