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000 FZUS63 KMQT 081942 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 29.7 INCH TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO WESTERN QUEBEC TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES OVER HUDSON BAY BY THURSDAY WHILE A 30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS RIDGE WILL 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- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 /242 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008/ .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 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. $$ LSZ263-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ264-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. 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. $$ LSZ265-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ267-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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. $$ LSZ266-090845- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 342 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ261-090845- MAFOR 0821/ SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 11530 11540 13640 12640 19650 11640. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY. 210103 210204. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 11630 12530 12640 13650. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY. 220204. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 12630 11530 13640 12650. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY. 220103. SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 13630 11540 13640 11650. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY. 220103. $$ SRF
