Great Lakes Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZUS63 KDTX 130742
GLFLH
Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 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...A weak cold will continue to track through the Central
Great lakes this morning. A series of low pressures will then
track close to the southern Michigan border Thursday and Friday.
Light to moderate east- northeast winds and rain showers can be
expected for southern Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.
LHZ361-131545-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
342 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of rain and
snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of rain and snow showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in
the late evening and early morning. Showers likely. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet until early evening...then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
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LHZ362-363-131545-
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-
342 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in
the late evening and early morning...then backing to the north
early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening...then a chance of rain and snow showers
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
southwest 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of showers
in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
$$
LHZ462>464-131545-
Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore-
342 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning...then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers in the
evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning.
$$
LHZ461-131545-
MAFOR 1309/
HURON NORTH 11700 12710 14700 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
HURON SOUTH 11600 13700 11800 11100 12800. Waves 2 feet or
less.
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KGK
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