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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 pm est tue mar 3 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...

a 30.1 inch trough will remain over the lake this afternoon with 
ridging of 30.2 inches building in tonight. a 30.6 inch high will 
move from northern manitoba wednesday to quebec thursday morning, 
building to 30.7 inches late. the strong high will help keep a 29.9 
inch low moving up from the southern plains to the south of the 
lower great lakes wednesday night, wewakening to 30.1 inches by 
thursday night. friday, a low pressure ejects out of the plains, 
reaching lake superior saturday morning at least at 29.7 inches. 
behind the low, a 29.9 inch ridge builds over the lake on saturday 
night before a 29.1 inch low moves through northern ontario on 
sunday.



lsz162-040900-
lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
400 pm est tue mar 3 2026 /300 pm cst tue mar 3 2026/

.late this afternoon...west winds 10 to 20 knots. waves calm to
2 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by
midnight. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots by mid afternoon. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots backing northeast
by midnight, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots late. waves calm
to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. waves calm to 2 feet.
.thursday night...east winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots after midnight. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.friday...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. a chance of rain showers in the morning, then
rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north
after midnight. a chance of rain showers. a chance of snow
showers after midnight. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 20 to
30 knots. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west. waves calm
to 2 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 pm est tue mar 3 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...

a 30.1 inch trough will remain over the lake this afternoon with 
ridging of 30.2 inches building in tonight. a 30.6 inch high will 
move from northern manitoba wednesday to quebec thursday morning, 
building to 30.7 inches late. the strong high will help keep a 29.9 
inch low moving up from the southern plains to the south of the 
lower great lakes wednesday night, wewakening to 30.1 inches by 
thursday night. friday, a low pressure ejects out of the plains, 
reaching lake superior saturday morning at least at 29.7 inches. 
behind the low, a 29.9 inch ridge builds over the lake on saturday 
night before a 29.1 inch low moves through northern ontario on 
sunday.



lsz263-040900-
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 est tue mar 3 2026

.late this afternoon...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a slight chance
of rain showers, freezing rain and snow showers. waves calm to
2 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots backing southwest by
midnight. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to
20 knots by late morning, then diminishing to 5 to 15 knots by
mid afternoon. patchy fog in the morning. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. waves building
to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. waves subsiding to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.thursday night...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast
5 to 15 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing east in the
afternoon. rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 10 to
20 knots after midnight. a chance of rain showers. a chance of
snow showers after midnight. waves building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 20 to
30 knots. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 20 to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 

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