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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure, 29.60 inches, crosses the central Great
Lakes this evening producing a period of showers which may
include some thunderstorms ahead of the system`s cold front.
Colder air spills in tonight leading a brisk morning Wednesday.
Benign conditions expected Thursday with high pressure returning
through Friday morning. A steady warming trend gets underway
Thursday and continues into the weekend. Unsettled weather
returns Saturday due to a large low pressure system, 29.30
inches, from The Plains.

LHZ361-362-240400-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond
5NM off shore-
354 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
2 feet or less in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. A chance of showers late
in the afternoon. Showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
Showers likely...then a chance of showers in the late evening and
early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast
early in the evening...then veering to the east in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the
morning...then showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ363-462>464-240400-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
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-
354 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening...then becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts
to around 30 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after
midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves
8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. A
chance of showers late in the afternoon. Showers likely late in
the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in
the evening. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
until early morning. Showers likely early in the morning...then a
chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing
to the southeast until early morning. A chance of showers until
afternoon. Rain showers likely early in the evening...then a
chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves
3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ461-240400-
MAFOR 2321/
HURON NORTH 11506 11710 11830 11130 11830 12820 11810.
Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height
around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5
feet...THEN subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Occasional wave height
around 10 feet Wednesday.

HURON SOUTH 11510 11610 11710 13830 12820. A chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms this evening then a chance of rain
showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet.
Occasional wave height around 10 feet tonight. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
Occasional wave height around 12 feet Wednesday.

$$

KGK

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