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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
359 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.

LHZ361-192000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
359 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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 3 TO
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.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 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ362-363-192000-
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-
359 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 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>464-192000-
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-
359 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.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 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 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 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ461-191400-
MAFOR 1909/
HURON NORTH 11310 15300 11300.  WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220102.

HURON SOUTH 11200 15300 11400.  WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220101.

$$

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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.

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