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000 FZUS63 KMQT 092126 AAA GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 525 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...29.3 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER JAMES BAY WILL DRIFT NORTH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A 30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON FRIDAY. A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 30.5 INCH HIGH WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO ON SUNDAY AND TO MAINE BY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.6 INCHES WILL LIFT OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND OVER HUDSON BAY ON TUESDAY. BEHIND THE LOW...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES WILL MOVE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR ON TUESDAY. LSZ162-100845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 /253 PM CDT THU OCT 9 2008/ .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 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 THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ263-100845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ264-100845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND BACKING EAST LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ265-100845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS EARLY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN BACKING SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-100845- 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- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS EARLY. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN BACKING SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND BACKING EAST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ LSZ261-100845- MAFOR 0921/ AMD SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 19650 11640 11630 12620 11610 11700 11120. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET FRIDAY. 210710 210508. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 11640 19650 11740 11630 11620 11610 11400. WAVES 8 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET FRIDAY. 220913. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 19660 11640 19650 11640 11630 11620 11510 11310. WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET FRIDAY. 220710. SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 19660 11640 19650 11640 11730 11720 11610 11500. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET FRIDAY. 220913. $$ KC
