845  
AXUS43 KMQT 170801  
MISMQT  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
400 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
LSZ162-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND  
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-  
400 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026 /300 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026/  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TODAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH  
A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET,  
THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO  
35 KNOTS POSSIBLE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ263-172000-  
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 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE  
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ264-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU  
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE  
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO  
8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO  
11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ265-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI  
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-  
400 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID  
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,  
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW 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. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ266-172000-  
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 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH GALES TO  
35 KNOTS LATE. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST LATE. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW 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  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BACKING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND  
SLEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.  
 
 
LSZ267-172000-  
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF  
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-  
400 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
EARLY THIS MORNING  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.    
TODAY  
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.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, THEN  
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO  
40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.  
 
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