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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




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