000 FZUS63 KMQT 251443 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 943 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 CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO 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. LOW PRESSURE OF 29.9 INCHES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA ON SUNDAY. LSZ162-252245- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 /843 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009/ .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET 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. $$ LSZ263-252245- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ264-252245- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 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. $$ LSZ265-252245- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ266-252245- 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- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 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. $$ LSZ267-252245- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 943 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LSZ261-252245- MAFOR 2516/ SUPERIOR WEST 11126 11820 12830 13840 11830. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY. 220102. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11216 11120 11830 14840 11840. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 220102. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11116 11120 11826 11836 11846 13840. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 220102. SUPERIOR EAST 11116 11126 12826 12836 11846 11847. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 220102. $$ TITUS