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Great Lakes Forecast
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850 FZUS63 KMQT 051953 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 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 29.8 inch low pressure over Lower Michigan shifts east atop the lower Great Lakes on Saturday. A weak high pressure ridge of 29.9 inches follows in its wake, reaching the western Great Lakes during Saturday. As the ridge builds to 30.1 inches while shifting toward the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday, a 29.9 inch low pressure trough will move east to Minnesota. This trough will dissipate as it moves over Lake Superior on Monday. On Tuesday, weak high pressure of 29.9 inches will set up over Lake Superior, building to 30.1 inches on Wednesday. LSZ162-060400- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 /253 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024/ .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of thunderstorms and isolated showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers through early afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-060400- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight, then increasing to 5 to 15 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-060400- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots increasing to 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south after midnight, then diminishing to less than 10 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-060400- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Isolated showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west late. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east in the afternoon, then veering southeast late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-060400- 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- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Isolated showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest late. Isolated showers through midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing east after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-060400- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 353 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Isolated showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. Isolated showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing east after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-060400- MAFOR 0521/ Superior West 11800 11700 12600 14500. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior North Central 12700 13600 12610 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior South Central 11800 15700 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior East 15800 12700. Waves 1 foot 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