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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE...29.50 INCHES...OVER WESTERN QUEBEC WILL
MOVE FURTHER NORTHEAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG (NEAR
GALES) EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
MUCH LIGHTER EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY.

LHZ361-130800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 11 PM. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-130800-
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-
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 11 PM. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-130800-
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-
957 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
10 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 5 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-130800-
MAFOR 1303/
HURON NORTH 12730 12720 12710 12500. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT MONDAY EVENING. 220508.

HURON SOUTH 11730 13720 12700 12300. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
MONDAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY EVENING. 220508.

$$

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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