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000 FZUS63 KMQT 240834 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT 30.4 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS LIFTS NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC LATE IN THE DAY. 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 29.9 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LSZ162-241615- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 /235 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ263-241615- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ264-241615- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ265-241615- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ266-241615- 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- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ267-241615- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .EARLY THIS MORNING...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ261-241615- MAFOR 2410/ SUPERIOR WEST 11310 12410 11400 13300 11400. PATCHY MIST THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. 220002. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11320 12420 12410 13310. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220103. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 14420 12410 12310. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220103. SUPERIOR EAST 12320 13420 11410 12310. PATCHY MIST AND DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. 220203. $$ KC