Great Lakes Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZUS63 KDTX 161349
GLFLH
Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
949 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
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, 29.30 inches, drifts across central
Ontario which drags a cold front through the Great Lakes tonight.
Southwest winds become westerly by Sunday morning with elevated
winds and waves expected through the weekend. Unsettled weather
continues through early next week.
LHZ361-362-162200-
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-
949 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 knots.
Scattered showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 4 to
6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet early in the morning. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening
and overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the morning...then
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the evening...then building to 2 to
4 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
early in the evening...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and early morning.
Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
$$
LHZ363-162200-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
949 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the evening...then building to 2 to
4 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
until early morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
$$
LHZ462>464-162200-
Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore-
949 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
30 knots late in the afternoon. Scattered showers in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening. A chance of snow showers in the
morning. A chance of snow showers late in the afternoon. Waves
5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
$$
LHZ461-162200-
MAFOR 1615/
HURON NORTH 11430 19436 11520 19526 11620 19626 11620 14630.
Waves 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6
to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet tonight. Waves 6
to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet Sunday morning.
HURON SOUTH 11420 11520 11620 19626 13610 12620. Waves 3 to 5
feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
Sunday morning.
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MV
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