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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
928 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure at 29.80 inches tracks from the south end
of Lake Michigan across far southern Lower Michigan and into Lake
Erie tonight. Showers and thunderstorms move east with the system
followed by moderate northerly wind tonight and Friday. A brief
period of high pressure Friday night quickly gives way to the next
low pressure system Saturday. The system brings unsettle weather
back to the central Great Lakes and the associated cold front
drops temperatures sharply lower to finish the weekend.

LHZ361-150930-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
928 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the
west late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers
until afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ362-363-150930-
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-
928 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southwest in the late evening and early morning...then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in
the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around
15 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early
in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers
until afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early
in the evening...then building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening
and early morning.


$$

LHZ462>464-150930-
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-
928 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Numerous showers this evening...
then scattered showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable...then becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers
until afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until
early morning.


$$

LHZ461-150930-
MAFOR 1503/
HURON NORTH 14810 11800 12700 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11816 11810 19816 14810 11800 11700. Waves 2 to 4
feet.

$$

DRK

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