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000 FZUS63 KMQT 060801 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 30.5 INCH HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF JAMES BAY WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE EAST COAST BY LATE TUESDAY AS IT WEAKENS TO 30.3 INCHES. IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AVERAGING 29.8 INCHES OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL CROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES OVER HUDSON BAY WHILE A 30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON FRIDAY. LSZ162-062100- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 /301 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2008/ .TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING SOUTH LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ263-062100- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ264-062100- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING SOUTH LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ265-062100- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-062100- 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- 401 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ261-062100- MAFOR 0609/ SUPERIOR WEST 14340 14330. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET. 220508. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 15340 11340 11440. WAVES 4 TO 9 FEET. 210406 210507. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11330 15340 11440. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET. 210305 210406. SUPERIOR EAST 11330 15340 11440. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. 220406. $$ VOSS
