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000 FZUS63 KMQT 110750 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST ONTARIO WILL BUILD TO 30.5 INCHES AS IT DRIFTS EAST...REACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AVERAGING 30.0 INCHES EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO MINNESOTA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. SATURDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES OVER EASTERN COLORADO LIFTS INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA BY MONDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 29.9 INCHES. LOOK FOR THIS LOW TO DRIFT INTO HUDSON BAY EARLY TUESDAY...DEEPENING TO 29.2 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY. LSZ162-112115- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 /250 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ263-112115- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ264-112115- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .EARLY THIS MORNING...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ265-112115- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-112115- 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- 350 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ261-112115- MAFOR 1109/ SUPERIOR WEST 11230 11320 11310 11210 11110 11120 12210. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. 220204. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14330 12320 11430 11420. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. 210103 210204. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11320 12330 11320 11330 11430 12420. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 210002 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 11320 15330 11320. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 210002 210203. $$ RJT
