


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
676 FZUS63 KMQT 040202 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 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 29.6 inch low will move northeast of the Upper Great Lakes tonight; with a cold frontal passage associated with that low pressure. 30.0 inch high pressure ridging builds behind the departing low pressure by late Wednesday, then lingers overhead through at least Saturday morning. This ridge diminishes Saturday night as a 29.4 inch low moves southeast over Northern Ontario toward Lake Superior through Sunday. LSZ162-040800- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 /902 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. Areas of smoke and dense fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Areas of smoke through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. A slight chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Showers. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-040800- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest after midnight, then veering west late. Areas of dense fog and smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Areas of smoke and dense fog through early afternoon. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots after midnight, then veering west late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south. Showers likely. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west. Showers likely. A chance of showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ264-040800- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain showers by midnight. Areas of dense fog and smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog through early afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely, then a chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ265-040800- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west after midnight. Areas of dense fog and smoke. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy dense fog through early afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight, then diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. Showers, then a chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-040800- 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- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots late. Areas of dense fog and smoke. A chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing south late. Areas of dense fog through early afternoon. Areas of smoke. Patchy fog by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest late. Areas of smoke. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest. Rain showers likely, then a chance of rain showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ267-040800- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1002 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight, then diminishing to 10 to 20 knots late. Areas of dense fog and smoke. Rain showers likely by midnight. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Areas of fog and smoke. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of smoke and patchy fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing north by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-040800- MAFOR 0403/ Superior West 11504 11514 11614 11600 14510. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior North Central 11614 12624 11614 12510 12520. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Superior South Central 11714 13614 12600 12400. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior East 11726 19724 11724 11714 11604 12600 11500 11400. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ WFO MQT Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes