Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
971 FZUS63 KMQT 071944 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 For waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on Lake Superior. Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS... As a 30.0 inch high pressure ridge over the Great Lakes drifts east today, a 29.9 inch low pressure trough is slowly move east across northern Minnesota. This trough will dissipate as it moves over Lake Superior on Monday. Then a weak high pressure of 29.9 inches setting up over Lake Superior on Tuesday will build to 30.1 inches on Wednesday. On Thursday, 30.1 inch ridging will extend from central Quebec across Lake Superior into the Upper Mississippi Valley. LSZ162-080345- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 /244 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024/ .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing northeast after midnight, then backing west late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-080345- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight, then becoming west 5 to 15 knots late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-080345- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight, then diminishing to less than 10 knots late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots backing southwest late. Patchy fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots veering west late. Patchy fog through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-080345- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast in the afternoon, then veering east late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast after midnight, then veering west late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-080345- 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- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west in the afternoon, then veering north late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest after midnight, then veering west late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots veering north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-080345- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 344 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-080345- MAFOR 0721/ Superior West 11200 19209 12200 12500 11600 12500. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior North Central 11310 12300 12400 11600 11700 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior South Central 12310 12410 11400 11500 11700 11100. A chance of showers Monday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior East 12310 14410 11500 11600. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BW Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes