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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...REACHING FAR EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY CONSOLIDATE WITH A
DEEPER 29.1 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...LOOK FOR A 30.0 INCH HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES LATE FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
SUNDAY...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST TO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

LSZ162-251700-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 /258 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009/

.EARLY THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ263-251700-
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-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.EARLY THIS MORNING...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. NUMEROUS
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS
RAIN SHOWERS...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.

$$

LSZ264-251700-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. NUMEROUS
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS
RAIN SHOWERS...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-251700-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.

$$

LSZ266-251700-
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-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.

$$

LSZ267-251700-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
358 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

LSZ261-251700-
MAFOR 2510/
SUPERIOR WEST 12116 11126 11820 12830 12840. PATCHY FOG THIS
MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220001.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11316 12216 11120 11830 13840. PATCHY FOG
THIS MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2
FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.
220102.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL
11310 11216 11116 11120 11826 11836 11846 11840. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS TODAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2
FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT.
220102.

SUPERIOR EAST 11316 11216 11116 11126 12826 12836. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET. 220203.

$$
PEARSON




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