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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
353 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.40
INCHES...WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BRINGING SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS LOW
WILL PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE IN THE WEEK ALLOWING
HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD BACK IN FROM THE NORTH.

LHZ361-210800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
353 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL
2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
7 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-210800-
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-
353 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2 AM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
7 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
LATE.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-210800-
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-
353 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM...THEN
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...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-210200-
MAFOR 2021/
HURON NORTH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11210 12310
11416 11306 12219 11209. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS TUESDAY. 210204 210103.

HURON SOUTH 11310 12410 11419 14409. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220102.

$$

MR

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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