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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
353 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.40
INCHES...WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BRINGING SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE LOW
WILL PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE IN THE WEEK ALLOWING
HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD BACK IN FROM THE NORTH.

LHZ361-202000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
353 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-202000-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
353 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
2 PM. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 PM.
SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 11 PM. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ462>464-202000-
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-
353 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM.
SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ461-201400-
MAFOR 2009/
HURON NORTH 11210 13220 11210 12316 11416. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 220103.

HURON SOUTH 13300 12310 13419. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002.

$$

KURIMSKI

WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20
WAVE HEIGHT.

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