Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 5/6/2026 10:02 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/6/2026 4:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1001 am edt wed may 6 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...
30.2 inch ridging over the canadian prairies splits today and moves
to the canadian four corners and the southern plains at 30.0 inches
and 30.2 inches, respectively. as this happens, expect weak high
pressure ridging of 29.9 inches to settle over lake superior. by
thursday afternoon, lake superior is projected to be between a 29.4
inch low over hudson bay, a 29.4 inch low over the mouth of the st.
lawrence river, a low of 29.7 inches over the black hills, a high of
30.1 inches over oklahoma, and a weak 29.9 inch high over the
saskatchewan/manitoba line. the hudson bay and black hills lows work
to pass a 29.7 inch trough over lake superior friday, strengthening
to 29.6 inches by friday night into saturday before the lows
consolidate over western quebec by late saturday. high pressure
ridging builds back up to 30.1 inches over lake superior by sunday
as the parent high strengthens over the canadian prairies and
northern plains.
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lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
1001 am edt wed may 6 2026 /901 am cdt wed may 6 2026/
.rest of today...west winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest
late. a chance of rain and snow showers. waves calm to 2 feet
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots. sprinkles through midnight.
waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the
afternoon. waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to calm
to 2 feet.
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves calm to 2 feet.
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves calm to 2 feet.
.friday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest after
midnight. waves calm to 2 feet.
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest. waves
calm to 2 feet.
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest. waves calm
to 2 feet.
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