000 FZUS63 KMQT 170746 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.2 INCHES JUST NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC BY MONDAY. MEANWHILE...A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OF 29.9 INCHES BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES WILL MOVE FROM MANITOBA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE MONDAY THEN SHIFT INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND MID ATLANTIC STATES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE LOW...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OF 29.8 INCHES WILL MOVE OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY. LSZ162-263-171500- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 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- 346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 /246 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008/ .TODAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ264-171500- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ265-171500- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-171500- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ261-171500- MAFOR 1709/ SUPERIOR WEST 11730 11630 11620 13730 11720 11820. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220103. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 14730 11730 13830. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. 220204. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11740 11640 12740 13730 11830. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET. 210204 210305. SUPERIOR EAST 15740 11730 11740. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. 210204 210406. $$ DLG