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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
338 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 cold front tracks across the area this morning with
widespread showers and a few thunderstorms in the far south.
Cooler, moderate west-northwest flow then sets up for the
weekend.

LHZ361-362-191600-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond
5NM off shore-
338 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A
chance of rain in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less building to
3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 3 to
5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to
10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening...then
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots early in the evening...then backing to the northwest
with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and early
morning. Showers until afternoon...then a chance of rain and snow
showers until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ363-462-191600-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore-
338 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late
in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in
the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the evening veering to the south in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then veering to the northwest with
gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and early morning.
Showers until early evening. A chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ463-464-191600-
Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore-
338 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late
in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late
in the afternoon...then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the
evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in
the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the evening veering to the south in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then veering to the west in the
late evening and early morning. Showers until early evening. A
chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves
3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ461-191600-
MAFOR 1909/
HURON NORTH 11506 11610 13620 13610. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet tonight.

HURON SOUTH 11706 11606 15610. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2
to 4 feet tonight.

$$

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