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000 FZUS63 KMQT 051337 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OF 30.3 INCHES FROM HUDSON BAY THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OF 30.5 INCHES JUST SOUTH OF JAMES BAY ON MONDAY. PLAN ON THE HIGH TO WEAKEN TO 30.3 INCHES AND TO DRIFT TO THE EAST COAST BY WEDNESDAY WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OF 29.9 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS PUSHES INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE PLAINS THURSDAY. LSZ162-052030- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 /837 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008/ .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ263-052030- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ264-052030- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 .REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ265-052030- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-052030- 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- 937 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING...THEN VEERING EAST LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ261-052030- MAFOR 0515/ SUPERIOR WEST 11220 11230 15240. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. 220103. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14220 13230 11330. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. 220103. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12210 14220 12320. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 220002. SUPERIOR EAST 14120 11220 11230 12220. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 220002. $$ PETRO