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

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE...29.50 INCHES...JUST NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC TODAY. THE UNUSUALLY COLD AIRMASS
LEFT BEHIND WILL PRODUCE GALES OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LAKE
HURON. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN SLIDES
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY.

LHZ361-122030-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
950 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 14 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6
FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY
AFTERNOON.
.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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 7 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST
LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 6 PM. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-462-122030-
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-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
950 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12
FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 6 PM. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ463-464-122030-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
950 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 13 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-122030-
MAFOR 1215/
HURON NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11750 13740 11730 13720. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET
WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO
14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 18 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
221014.

HURON SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12640 11730 13720 12710. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15
FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
220812.

$$

BT

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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