839  
AXUS43 KMQT 162001  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
400 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
LSZ162-170800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
400 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026 /300 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026/  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING NORTHWEST LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY  
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT 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.  

 
 
LSZ263-170800-  
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 APR 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES CALM TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE. PATCHY  
FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ264-170800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.  
WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN AREAS  
OF DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE.  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN  
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN, SNOW  
SHOWERS AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ265-170800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
400 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY 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 2 TO 4 FEET.   
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS  
TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING  
TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AND SLEET. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ266-170800-  
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 APR 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE  
FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 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 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE. AREAS OF DENSE  
FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE VEERING WEST LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 14 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING  
RAIN, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLEET. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.  

 
 
LSZ267-170800-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN WIDESPREAD  
DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
30 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
VEERING WEST LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
18 FEET.  

 
 
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