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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
916 AM 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 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.

LHZ361-212000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
916 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
LATE. 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ362-363-212000-
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-
916 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE SOUTH
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
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...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
2 FEET OR LESS LATE.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ462>464-212000-
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-
916 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE EAST
LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST 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 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 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 LATE.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.


$$

LHZ461-212000-
MAFOR 2115/
HURON NORTH 11310 12300 12400 11300 11309 11209. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS. 220002.

HURON SOUTH 12400 12500 11400 11500 11509 11409. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS. 220001.

$$

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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