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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
345 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.60
INCHES...OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL SLOWLY TRACK EAST THROUGH CENTRAL
MICHIGAN TODAY...THEN HEAD TOWARDS THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TONIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THURSDAY...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE
TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY.

LHZ361-222000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
345 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 5 PM.
SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 5 PM. WIDESPREAD FOG THIS
MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM. SHOWERS
UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE.
.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.

$$

LHZ362-222000-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
345 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WIDESPREAD
FOG THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM.
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 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 1 TO 3 FEET...
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST.
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.

$$

LHZ363-222000-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
345 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 5 PM. THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. SHOWERS AFTER 5 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM. SHOWERS
UNTIL 5 AM. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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.


$$

LHZ462>464-222000-
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-
345 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
UNTIL 11 AM...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING TO THE NORTH LATE. SHOWERS UNTIL
11 PM. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 11 PM.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 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.


$$

LHZ461-221400-
MAFOR 2209/
HURON NORTH 11303 11309 12209 11109 11106 12816. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TODAY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
220001.

HURON SOUTH 11400 12409 12309 11406 12706. PATCHY FOG LATE
TODAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS. 220001.

$$

KURIMSKI

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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