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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
930 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES...WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. 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.

LHZ361-192030-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
930 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...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. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 2 PM. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST 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.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 7 PM. 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...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.


$$

LHZ362-363-192030-
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-
930 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. 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>464-192030-
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-
930 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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


$$

LHZ461-192030-
MAFOR 1915/
HURON NORTH 15300 11300 11310. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MONDAY
MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220102.

HURON SOUTH 14300 11300 12400 11300. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220001.

$$

SF

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.

EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE)






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