FZUS63 KMQT 201500 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. A 29.7 INCH LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 29.7 INCH TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. AS THE 29.7 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST TO NEW ENGLAND BY LATE FRIDAY...A 30.8 INCH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO THE PLAINS STATES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LSZ162-202200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /900 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/ .REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS. $$ LSZ263-264-202200- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET... THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS. $$ LSZ265-202200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS. $$ LSZ266-267-202200- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET... THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING... THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. $$ LSZ261-202200- MAFOR 2016/ SUPERIOR WEST 11630 11530 11542 11540 12640 11630 11720. FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 220103. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11620 11630 11640 13641 11731 11730. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12620 15630. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET. 210204 210103. SUPERIOR EAST 11700 11620 12630 11640 11641 11631 11630. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. 210204 210103. $$ PEARSON