FZUS63 KMQT 212040
GLFLS
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 30.2 INCHES OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES WILL SHIFT TO THE MOUTH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
BY SUNDAY WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 30.4 INCHES. AS A RESULT...EXPECT
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OF 30.1 INCHES TO REMAIN OVER THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE
CANADIAN PRAIRIES ON ITS WAY TO NORTHERN HUDSON BAY ON MONDAY WILL
ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST OVER LAKE SUPERIOR AT LEAST
THROUGH MONDAY. BY TUESDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.8 INCHES
WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND CROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES BEFORE MOVING INTO QUEBEC ON THURSDAY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO
29.5 INCHES.
LSZ162-220300-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 /240 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009/
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
$$
LSZ263-220300-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
CALM TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY...THEN A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
$$
LSZ264-220300-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES
TO 35 KNOTS LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14
FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
$$
LSZ265-220300-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
$$
LSZ266-220300-
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-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
$$
LSZ267-220300-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
340 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST. RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY...
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
$$
LSZ261-220300-
MAFOR 2122/
SUPERIOR WEST 12420 15430. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6
FEET SUNDAY. 220103.
SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 12420 15430. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET THROUGH
TONIGHT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY. 220102.
SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 12420 15430. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET. 220102.
SUPERIOR EAST 11410 11420 15430. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET THROUGH
TONIGHT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY. 220102.
$$