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587 FZUS63 KMQT 270905 CCA GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior...CORRECTED National Weather Service Marquette MI 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 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 29.6 inch Clipper low skims over far western Lake Superior this morning before departing east towards the Mid-Atlantic this evening through Tuesday. Behind the Clipper, weak ridging of 29.9 to 30.0 inches returns to Lake Superior on Tuesday and remains until Thursday morning. The ridging then gives way to weak troughing of 29.9 inches before becoming weak ridging of 29.9 to 30.0 inches again the rest of this week. LSZ162-272000- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 /405 AM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy dense fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could be severe. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy dense fog early. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could be severe early. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight. Patchy fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots veering south in the afternoon, then becoming east 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy dense fog through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-272000- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy dense fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could be severe. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy dense fog early. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. Some thunderstorms could be severe early. A chance of showers. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots late. Patchy fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog through early afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-272000- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of dense fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north late. Areas of dense fog through early afternoon. Patchy fog by mid afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. Patchy fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots in the afternoon, then backing southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots backing south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-272000- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 .EARLY THIS MORNING...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north late. Patchy fog. Showers likely through early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north late. Patchy fog through midnight. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-272000- 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- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of dense fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Patchy dense fog through early afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog through midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots backing southeast by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-272000- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 505 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of dense fog. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the afternoon, then becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots late. Areas of dense fog through early afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Patchy fog through midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots backing northwest in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing east by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-271400- MAFOR 2709/ Superior West...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11110 11124 12120 11110 12800 11700. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Superior North Central 13104 11810 11700 11710 12810. A chance of showers today. Waves 1 foot or less. Superior South Central 11800 11200 19204 11116 11816 11810 11820 11720 11820. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Superior East 11104 11204 11100 11800 11710 11720 12820. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ 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