090  
AXUS43 KMQT 171402  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
LSZ162-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026 /901 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026/  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY  
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET BUILDING  
TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ263-172000-  
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-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH  
A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ264-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ265-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ266-172000-  
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-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST  
LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH LATE. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ267-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
1001 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW  
GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
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