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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
903 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES...WILL DRIFT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT.  THIS HIGH WILL
SETTLE TO THE EAST THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH WINDS DEVELOPING OUT OF THE
SOUTH.  LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL SEND A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...BACK-FILLED BY HIGH
PRESSURE.

LHZ361-140800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
903 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 5 AM. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS BY
AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-140800-
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-
903 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE
SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 11 AM...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY
MID AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 PM. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE NORTH.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-140800-
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-
903 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL
2 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-140800-
MAFOR 1403/
HURON NORTH 11410 11400 11410 12416 12310 11320. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TUESDAY EVENING. 220001.

HURON SOUTH 11310 12410 12416 13310. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TUESDAY EVENING. 220001.

$$

JVC

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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