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FZUS63 KMQT 260907 CCA
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
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
A 29.3 INCH LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL U.P. THIS MORNING CONTINUES
TOWARDS THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE MOVE INTO
TONIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY, THE LOW SHIFTS INTO QUEBEC; MEANWHILE,
A 30.6 INCH HIGH DEVELOPS OVER THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES. WITH THE LOW
LIFTING FURTHER NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY, THE HIGH WEAKENS SLIGHTLY TO
30.5 INCHES AS IT MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE HIGH
THEN SHIFTS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC ON SATURDAY WHILE A 29.7 INCH LOW
PRESSURE LIFTS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES.
THIS LOW EVENTUALLY REACHES MICHIGAN'S LOWER PENINSULA SUNDAY
MORNING, BEFORE LIFTING INTO QUEBEC SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING AS IT DEEPENS TO 29.5 INCHES. IN ITS WAKE, A 30.5 INCH HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES BACK OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON MONDAY,
BRINGING 30.3 INCH RIDGING BACK OVER LAKE SUPERIOR.
LSZ162-262100-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025 /307 AM CST WED NOV 26 2025/
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
EARLY THIS MORNING
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 12 TO
17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.
TODAY
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING WEST. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
LSZ263-262100-
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-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
EARLY THIS MORNING
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW, POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH RAIN. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
TODAY
NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO GALES
TO 45 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO
22 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 28 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
40 KNOTS LATE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO
2 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
LSZ264-262100-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
EARLY THIS MORNING
NORTHEAST GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW, POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH RAIN. WAVES 12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET
BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
TODAY
NORTHEAST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS BACKING NORTH BY
LATE MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO GALES TO 45 KNOTS BY MID
AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO
28 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST 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 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
LSZ265-262100-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
EARLY THIS MORNING
NORTHEAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN. WAVES
10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.
TODAY
NORTHEAST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH STORM FORCE
WINDS TO 50 KNOTS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO
15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 28 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, THEN SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BACKING WEST. SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
LSZ266-262100-
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-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
EARLY THIS MORNING
EAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN, POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET.
TODAY
EAST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST BY LATE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS BY MID
AFTERNOON. SNOW, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN. WAVES BUILDING TO
17 TO 22 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 28 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 17 TO 22 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO
28 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
GALES TO 45 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING, THEN BACKING NORTHWEST BY MID
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, THEN SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
LSZ267-262100-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
407 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
EARLY THIS MORNING
EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN. WAVES 5 TO
9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
TODAY
EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO
45 KNOTS WITH A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE.
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO
25 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH GALES TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHEAST. SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
LSZ261-261500-
MAFOR 2610/
SUPERIOR WEST...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11877 12867 11860 12750
19757 12750. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FEET, THEN
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET TODAY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT.
SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11167 12177
11867 12877 12867. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FEET,
THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TODAY. WAVES 14 TO 19 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT.
SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11256 11166
11877 11867 13877 11767. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20
FEET TODAY. WAVES 16 TO 21 FEET SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET
TONIGHT.
SUPERIOR EAST...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...12256 12157 11857
13867 19877. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT.
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