Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
173 FZUS63 KMQT 150200 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 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...A weak 29.8 inch ridge briefly passes east over the lake tonight ahead of a stronger 29.6 inch trough that sweeps across the lake on Monday. This will be followed by a high averaging 30.1 inches that expands from the Canadian Prairies to the upper Great Lakes Tuesday through the end of the week. LSZ162-151000- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 /900 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west late. Haze. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east in the afternoon, then veering west late. Haze through early afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots after midnight, then veering northwest late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-151000- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight, then becoming southwest less than 10 knots late. Haze. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon, then backing east late. Haze. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing west by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-151000- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight, then becoming west less than 10 knots late. Haze. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon, then backing east late. Haze. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight, then veering northwest late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West 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 backing northwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-151000- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Haze after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast in the afternoon, then becoming east 10 to 20 knots late. Haze. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest after midnight, then backing west late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-151000- 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- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast in the afternoon, then becoming east 10 to 20 knots late. Haze through early afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-151000- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1000 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast in the afternoon, then backing east late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering west after midnight, then veering northwest late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-151000- MAFOR 1503/ Superior West 11710 11600 11500 11400 11306 11216 11600 11710. A chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior North Central 11610 11700 11600 11500 11300 11310 11210 11800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Superior South Central 14600 11300 11310 11316 11510. A chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior East 14600 12300 12310. A chance of showers Monday afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ Jablonski Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes