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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
343 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF AROUND 29.50 INCHES WILL TRACK
INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...PULLING A
WARM FRONT NORTH TO AROUND LAKE ERIE. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST COAST BY THURSDAY. A LARGE AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO GREAT LAKES THROUGH MOST OF THE
WEEKEND.

LHZ361-130800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
343 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 11 AM. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE WEST LATE.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-130800-
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-
343 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 11 AM.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE SOUTH.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-130800-
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-
343 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 11 AM. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
6 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-130200-
MAFOR 1221/
HURON NORTH 11303 12203 11803 12813 12810.  WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY.
220001.

HURON SOUTH 13103 11803 11813 11823 12820. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY
MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY. 220001.

$$

RK

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.

EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
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