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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

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

LHZ361-220800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-220800-
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-
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY LATE
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 AM.
SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 11 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-220800-
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-
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE EAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-220800-
MAFOR 2203/
HURON NORTH 13300 13209 11109 11806. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220102.

HURON SOUTH 12410 11500 12409 11319 11419 11500. PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS. 220001.

$$

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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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