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FZUS63 KMQT 100855
GLFLS

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...29.3 INCH LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST OF DELAWARE
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 28.7 INCHES OFF OF LONG ISLAND BY EARLY
THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM HUDSON
BAY THROUGH EASTERN TEXAS THIS MORNING CAN BE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO
30.3 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND STRETCH THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. BY SATURDAY...EXPECT THIS ELONGATED AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SPLIT...LEAVING 30.5 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER
HUDSON BAY...AND WEAKENING 30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. 30.0 INCH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY MAY SHIFT OVER ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
SUNDAY...AS STRONG 30.6 INCH HIGH PRESSURE SINKS FROM CENTRAL
CANADA TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

LSZ162-101700-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 /255 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010/

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-101700-
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-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING...THEN FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-101700-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING...THEN FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO
35 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-101700-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING...THEN
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES
9 TO 12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-267-101700-
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-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING...THEN FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 10 TO
14 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-101700-
MAFOR 1010/
SUPERIOR WEST...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT...
11842 12832 14820 11820. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES 3 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT.
220609.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT...
11847 12842 11840 13830 11820. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 11
FEET TODAY. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT. 220811.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT...
13847 13841 12830. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING...THEN FREEZING
SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.
210811 210912.

SUPERIOR EAST...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT...
12142 11842 11841 12840 12830. FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET TODAY. WAVES 5 TO 10
FEET TONIGHT. 220811.

$$

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