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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
947 PM 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 GREAT LAKES LATE IN THE WEEK ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD BACK IN FROM THE NORTH.

LHZ361-200800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
947 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY LATE MORNING.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.
SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2 AM. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER 2 AM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-200800-
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-
947 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 5 PM. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE MORNING.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL
2 PM. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.


$$

LHZ462>464-200800-
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-
947 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 7 PM.
SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.


$$

LHZ461-200800-
MAFOR 2003/
HURON NORTH 13300 11220 11320 11220 11310 11316. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY EVENING.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET MONDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
OVERNIGHT MONDAY EVENING. 220001.

HURON SOUTH 11300 12400 11300 13310 11319. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET MONDAY EVENING. 220001.

$$

JVC

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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