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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 11/8/2026 10:05 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 6:15 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1005 pm est sun nov 8 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on lake huron
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...low pressure, 29.50 inches, crosses into western
quebec this evening, with its cold front draped southwestward. the
front works across the central great lakes during the overnight
hours. expect some showers at times, mainly over lake huron. the
pattern quickly shifts as high pressure briefly builds in monday.
troughing returns tuesday as the next clipper brushes the northern
shores of lake superior, with its attendant cold front passing
through. note that the frontal passage is expected to be mainly
dry. high pressure then returns tuesday night into wednesday.
lhz361-362-091115-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
1005 pm est sun nov 8 2026
...gale warning in effect until 4 am est monday...
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to
20 to 25 knots early in the morning. gusts to 35 knot gales. a
chance of showers. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around
18 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and
early afternoon...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet.
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet.
waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north
late in the afternoon...then becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening. a chance of rain late in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening.
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the evening...
then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. a chance of rain.
a chance of snow by midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain early in the morning. waves 5 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 11/8/2026 10:05 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 6:15 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1005 pm est sun nov 8 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on lake huron
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...low pressure, 29.50 inches, crosses into western
quebec this evening, with its cold front draped southwestward. the
front works across the central great lakes during the overnight
hours. expect some showers at times, mainly over lake huron. the
pattern quickly shifts as high pressure briefly builds in monday.
troughing returns tuesday as the next clipper brushes the northern
shores of lake superior, with its attendant cold front passing
through. note that the frontal passage is expected to be mainly
dry. high pressure then returns tuesday night into wednesday.
lhz363-462-091115-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
lake huron from port austin to harbor beach beyond 5nm off shore-
1005 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales. a chance of showers. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves
occasionally around 18 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers in the morning. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet in the afternoon. waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.monday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight.
waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 2 to
4 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening. rain likely late in the afternoon. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the evening.
.thursday...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming north to 30 knots early in the evening...then
decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by
midnight. rain likely. a chance of snow early in the evening...
then snow likely by midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots. rain and
snow likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain. waves
8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 11/8/2026 8:46 PM US/Central.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:30 AM US/Central.
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
846 pm cst sun nov 8 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan.
waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.
.synopsis...
low pressure around 29.5 inches will continue to progress eastward
into quebec through tonight, bringing gradually diminishing
west-northwesterly winds through tonight. winds then gradually
shift to southwesterly monday, increasing into monday evening as
an additional area of low pressure around 29.7 inches progresses
through the northern canadian prairies into northern ontario.
winds become northwesterly behind an associated cold front into
tuesday morning.
winds diminish through tuesday as high pressure around 30.1
inches builds into the central plains and mississippi valley.
light and variable winds persist into wednesday before weak low
pressure moves east into the middle mississippi valley and
strengthens, bringing increasing north-northeast winds wednesday
night through thursday night. there is increasing potential for
gales on thursday, particularly over the southern two thirds of
the lake. wednesday night through friday night, a strong north-
to-south band of lake effect showers is expected to develop. it
will be predominantly rain, though some snow could mix in at
times. north winds remain gusty friday, backing northwest and
decelerating into saturday.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-091030-
lake michigan from seul choix point to rock island passage 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan south of a line from seul choix point to the
mackinac bridge and north of a line from charlevoix mi to south
fox island 5 nm offshore-
lake michigan from charlevoix to point betsie mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
lake michigan from sturgeon bay to two rivers wi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
846 pm cst sun nov 8 2026
two rivers wi to manistee mi north...
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. chance of rain showers through early evening. waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt backing to southwest 15 to
25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest
10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 2 to
4 ft.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 ft or less building to
1 to 2 ft.
.wednesday night...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
chance of rain. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to
6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.thursday...north winds to 30 kt. gales possible. chance of rain.
waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.friday...north winds to 30 kt. chance of rain. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 11/8/2026 8:46 PM US/Central.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:30 AM US/Central.
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
846 pm cst sun nov 8 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan.
waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.
.synopsis...
low pressure around 29.5 inches will continue to progress eastward
into quebec through tonight, bringing gradually diminishing
west-northwesterly winds through tonight. winds then gradually
shift to southwesterly monday, increasing into monday evening as
an additional area of low pressure around 29.7 inches progresses
through the northern canadian prairies into northern ontario.
winds become northwesterly behind an associated cold front into
tuesday morning.
winds diminish through tuesday as high pressure around 30.1
inches builds into the central plains and mississippi valley.
light and variable winds persist into wednesday before weak low
pressure moves east into the middle mississippi valley and
strengthens, bringing increasing north-northeast winds wednesday
night through thursday night. there is increasing potential for
gales on thursday, particularly over the southern two thirds of
the lake. wednesday night through friday night, a strong north-
to-south band of lake effect showers is expected to develop. it
will be predominantly rain, though some snow could mix in at
times. north winds remain gusty friday, backing northwest and
decelerating into saturday.
lmz080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-091030-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from two rivers to sheboygan wi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from sheboygan to port washington wi 5 nm offshore
to mid lake-
lake michigan from port washington to north point light wi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from north point light to wind point wi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from wind point wi to winthrop harbor il 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from wilmette harbor il to michigan city in 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from pentwater to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from whitehall to pentwater mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from grand haven to whitehall mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from holland to grand haven mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from south haven to holland mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from st. joseph to south haven mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
846 pm cst sun nov 8 2026
two rivers wi to manistee mi south...
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 5 to 10 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt early in
the afternoon increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest
10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday night...north winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt late. chance of rain. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.thursday...north gales to 35 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt.
rain likely. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.friday...north winds to 30 kt. chance of rain. waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
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lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026 /900 pm cst sun nov 8 2026/
.rest of tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing
southwest late. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots by mid afternoon. waves building to 1 to 3 feet.
.monday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots late. waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 20 knots. waves subsiding to calm to
2 feet.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves calm to
2 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots in the afternoon. waves calm to 2 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots. waves building to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.thursday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots backing west. waves subsiding
to calm to 2 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
lsz263-090900-
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 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest
by midnight, then becoming west 5 to 15 knots late. waves 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots. waves building to 1 to 3 feet.
.monday night...west winds 10 to 20 knots. waves building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves subsiding
to calm to 2 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots in the afternoon. a chance of rain showers. waves
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain
showers. waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.thursday...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to 2 to
4 feet, then building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves subsiding to calm to
2 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
lsz264-090900-
lake superior from upper entrance to portage canal to manitou
island mi 5nm off shore to the us/canadian border-
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots late. sprinkles. waves 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots by mid afternoon. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet,
then building to 1 to 3 feet.
.monday night...west winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots late. waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north
after midnight. a slight chance of rain showers after midnight.
waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots in the afternoon. a chance of rain showers. waves
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots. waves building to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.thursday...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots. waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
lsz265-090900-
lake superior west of line from manitou island to marquette mi
beyond 5nm from shore-
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots with a few gale
force gusts to 35 knots possible diminishing to 10 to 20 knots.
sprinkles. waves 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.
.monday...west winds 10 to 20 knots backing south. waves
subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.monday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
with a few gale force gusts to 35 knots possible by midnight.
waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest
after midnight. a slight chance of rain showers in the evening.
waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the afternoon. a chance of rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to gales
to 35 knots after midnight. a chance of rain showers, possibly
mixed with snow. waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to
9 feet.
.thursday...north gales to 35 knots diminishing to 20 to
30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to 3 to
6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers. a
chance of rain showers. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
$$
(9/10)
Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
lsz266-090900-
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 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...north winds to 30 knots with a few gale force
gusts to 35 knots possible diminishing to 20 to 30 knots by
midnight, then becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots late. a slight
chance of showers. waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to
20 knots by late morning, then becoming south 15 to 25 knots by
mid afternoon. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building
to 1 to 3 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west
20 to 30 knots by midnight, then veering northwest late. waves
building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.tuesday...northwest winds 20 to 30 knots. waves building to 5 to
8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. a slight chance
of rain showers. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. a chance of rain
showers. waves building to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots. a chance of rain
showers. waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.thursday...north winds 20 to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots. waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet,
then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
$$
(10/10)
Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 11/8/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 11/9/2026 4:00 AM America/New_York.
fzus63 kmqt 090300
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
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...
30.0 inch ridging is building over the lake tonight, and lingers
into monday morning. closer to sunrise, a 29.6 inch low will move
over lake winnipeg, weakening to 29.7 inches as it moves over
northern ontario and brings 29.8 inch troughing over lake superior
monday night. this trough shifts east to quebec tuesday through
wednesday as 30.4 inch high pressure builds over manitoba and
ontario. this high slowly descends southeast, reaching western lake
superior at 30.2 inches friday.
lsz267-090900-
lake superior from grand marais mi to whitefish point mi 5nm off
shore to the us/canadian border-
1000 pm est sun nov 8 2026
.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots with a few gale
force gusts to 40 knots possible becoming north to 30 knots with
a few gale force gusts to 35 knots possible by midnight, then
diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late. a chance of showers. waves
10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west by late
morning, then becoming south 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon.
waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west
20 to 30 knots by midnight, then veering northwest late. waves
building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
.tuesday...northwest winds 20 to 30 knots. waves building to 4 to
8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 20 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. a chance of rain
showers. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to
3 feet.
.wednesday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. waves building
to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.thursday...north winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
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