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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES...WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON
MONDAY...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.50 INCHES...WILL
BEGIN INFLUENCING CONDITIONS...BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LHZ361-180800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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


$$

LHZ362-363-180800-
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-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE
NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM...THEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.


$$

LHZ462>464-180800-
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-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING TO THE NORTH LATE. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM...THEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 5 PM. SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 5 PM.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-180200-
MAFOR 1721/
HURON NORTH 15200 11200 11210.  WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002.

HURON SOUTH 12100 12200 14100.  WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220102.

$$

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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