059  
AXUS43 KMQT 161401  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
LSZ162-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026 /900 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026/  
 
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST LATE.  
AREAS OF DENSE FOG BY LATE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING NORTHWEST LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED  
WITH SNOW AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 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-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING EAST LATE. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ264-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF DENSE  
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ265-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.   
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 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-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE.  
AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES BUILDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS WITH A  
FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. PATCHY FOG  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ267-162000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
1000 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  

 
 
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