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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
357 AM EDT Mon May 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...Low pressure, 29.70 inches, moves in this morning and
gradually drags a cold front into the Great Lakes that settles
around Saginaw Bay to Central Lake Huron this afternoon. Showers
and a few thunderstorms are possible before rain expands across
southern locations late this evening.

LHZ361-131600-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
357 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
north after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ362-363-131600-
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-
357 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early
in the afternoon...then backing to the east 5 to 10 knots late in
the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then increasing
to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet late in the evening.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east. A
chance of. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots until early evening...then becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-131600-
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-
357 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the
morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ461-131600-
MAFOR 1309/
HURON NORTH 11500 12600 12700 13710. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

HURON SOUTH 12510 11600 11806 12106 12806. A chance of
thunderstorms today and this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

$$

BT

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