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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
921 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES...WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LARGE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.50 INCHES...WILL STALL OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY IN THE WEEK BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE LOW WILL PASS THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN LAKES LATE IN THE WEEK ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD
BACK IN FROM THE NORTH.

LHZ361-190800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
921 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER 2 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
2 PM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ362-363-190800-
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-
921 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL
5 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.


$$

LHZ462>464-190800-
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-
921 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING TO THE NORTH LATE. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE EAST.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 5 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ461-190800-
MAFOR 1903/
HURON NORTH 11300 13310 14300. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002.

HURON SOUTH 11300 12200 14300 11300. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220001.

$$

SC

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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