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000 FZUS63 KMQT 140159 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...29.1 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL REACH JAMES BAY BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH NORTHERN QUEBEC THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE 30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. 29.7 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY SHOULD MOVE JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND TO CENTRAL QUEBEC SATURDAY NIGHT...WHILE FURTHER STRENGTHENING TO 29.5 INCHES. 30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS STATES SUNDAY WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THE NEW ENGLAND STATES BY LATE MONDAY. LSZ162-140845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 /859 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ263-140845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET LATE. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ264-140845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ265-140845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET LATE. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-140845- 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- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ267-140845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 959 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ261-140845- MAFOR 1403/ SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 11540 11640 13650 12640 11620. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 8 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. 210204 210306. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 12540 13660 12650 11630. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. 210609 210507. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 11546 11630 11650 12660 11650 11640 11630. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. 220507. SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... 11446 11536 11550 12660 12650 11640. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. 210609 210508. $$ PETRO
