978  
AXUS43 KMQT 160801  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
LSZ162-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /300 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/  
 
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/  
FRIDAY...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ263-162000-  
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-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ264-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST LATE. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON. SMOKE BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ265-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN VEERING NORTHEAST LATE. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SMOKE THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ266-162000-  
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-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SMOKE.  
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTHEAST LATE. SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  
SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ267-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SMOKE. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTHEAST LATE. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. PATCHY SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  

 
 
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