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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.3 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA
AND NEW ENGLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS LIFTS NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN. THE LOW WILL DRIFT OVER THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE NEW LOW PRESSURE OF 29.4
INCHES DEVELOPS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND
FRIDAY. AS THE LOW DRIFTS TO NEW BRUNSWICK SATURDAY...A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE OF 30.0 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST TO THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES.

LSZ162-241045-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 /838 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009/

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS.
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.

$$

LSZ263-241045-
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-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST 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 BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. 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.

$$

LSZ264-241045-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

LSZ265-241045-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 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.

$$

LSZ266-241045-
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-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

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

$$

LSZ267-241045-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
938 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 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.

$$
LSZ261-241045-
MAFOR 2404/
SUPERIOR WEST 13310 13300 12200. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
220101.

SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14320 11420 12320 11310. CHANCE OF RAIN
TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220103.

SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 15320 11320 11310. CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220102.

SUPERIOR EAST 16320. CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4
FEET. 220203.

$$

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