504  
FZUS63 KMQT 210838  
GLFLS  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
FOR WATERS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR.  
 
WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE  
HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/10 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM.  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
30.7 INCH HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THUNDER BAY ONTARIO THIS  
MORNING WILL SLOWLY MEANDER EAST TO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY EVENING  
WHILE WEAKENING TO 30.6 INCHES. A 29.8 INCH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM  
OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO WESTERN  
WISCONSIN MONDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 29.9 INCHES AND MOVE TO  
LOWER MICHIGAN WHILE WEAKENING FURTHER TO 30.0 INCHES BY MONDAY  
EVENING. THIS FEATURE SLIDES INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY  
TUESDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY RIDGING BUILDING TO 30.3 INCHES THE  
REST OF THE DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
LSZ162-211645-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024 /238 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024/  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ263-211645-  
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-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY LATE  
MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ264-211645-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS  
BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM  
TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
BY MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ265-211645-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS  
BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ266-211645-  
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-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS.  
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE.  
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ267-211645-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
338 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT,  
THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE, WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ261-211645-  
MAFOR 2110/  
SUPERIOR WEST 11110 11100 11300 11400 12410 12420. WAVES 3 FEET  
OR LESS.  
 
SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11810 19817 11810 12800 11400 11410 12420.  
WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET.  
 
SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 11820 19827 11810 19817 11800 19807 11800  
11700 11500 12420. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET.  
 
SUPERIOR EAST 12820 11810 12800 11100 11400 11420. WAVES CALM TO  
4 FEET.  
 

 
 
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