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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
344 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.15 INCHES...WILL DRIFT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT.  THIS HIGH WILL
SETTLE TO THE EAST THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH WINDS DEVELOPING OUT OF THE
SOUTH.  LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL SEND A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.

LHZ361-132000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
344 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. 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.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-132000-
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-
344 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
8 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-132000-
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-
344 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-131400-
MAFOR 1309/
HURON NORTH 11720 12710 11610 11510 13400.  WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. 220507.

HURON SOUTH 12710 11700 11600 11300 13400.  WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
TODAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT. 210507 210406.

$$

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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