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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.60
INCHES...OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST
TOWARDS THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL BRING
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES THURSDAY...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY.

LHZ361-230800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM. SHOWERS
UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-230800-
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-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM.
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-230800-
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-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 2 AM.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 AM. AREAS OF
FOG AFTER 11 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE.
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-230200-
MAFOR 2221/
HURON NORTH 11109 11106 12816 11826 12836 11826.  WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
THURSDAY. 220001.

HURON SOUTH 11309 11409 11606 11706 11816 11826 12836. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET THURSDAY. 220001.

$$

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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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