Issued by NWS
000 FZUS63 KMQT 090755 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 29.3 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO JAMES BAY TODAY. 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. LSZ162-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 /255 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2008/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ263-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ264-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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 SOUTHEAST. 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 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 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ265-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ267-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ266-092130- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 355 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ LSZ261-092130- MAFOR 0909/ SUPERIOR WEST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...13650 14640 11630. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. 210609 210811. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 15650 11740. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. 210508 210811. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 15650 11640. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. 210507 210609. SUPERIOR EAST...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 11650 11640 14650 11740. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. 210507 210710. $$ DLG
