485  
AXUS43 KMQT 212001  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
400 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
LSZ162-220800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
400 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026 /300 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026/  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN VEERING EAST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY MID  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ263-220800-  
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 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ264-220800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN SHOWERS BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ265-220800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
400 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ266-220800-  
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 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ267-220800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
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