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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
350 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

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...A slow moving cold front, average pressure 29.80
inches, will advance across Upper Michigan today. This front will
weaken over the northern Great Lakes tonight while low pressure
lifts into southern Michigan. This low is forecast to reside
across Southeast Michigan on Wednesday at 29.90 inches. This low
will exit to the east of the region Wednesday night. A warm front
is then forecast to lift across Lower Michigan and into Lake
Huron on Thursday. A stalled front is forecast to develop across
the northern Great Lakes by the end of the week.

LHZ361-162015-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
350 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming
light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-162015-
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-
350 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet building
to 5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the
evening becoming light and variable. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering
to the southwest 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-162015-
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-
350 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-162015-
MAFOR 1609/
HURON NORTH 12510 11500 12400 12500 11600. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms today. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 220203.

HURON SOUTH 13510 14410 11500. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
220203.

$$

DRK

Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case)

Graphical marine forecasts are available online at
weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)