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Great Lakes Forecast
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665 FZUS63 KDTX 050743 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 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...A low pressure system moves in from the Midwest today while strengthening slightly to 29.70 inches. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany this system, some of which may be strong to severe. A cold front moves through tonight with unsettled conditions continuing into Saturday as a trough lingers over the region. Weak high pressure then fills in on Sunday. Another period of active weather is expected for the start of the week as a frontal boundary moves into the area. LHZ361-051545- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the west in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-051545- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers until afternoon. Rain showers likely early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-051545- 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 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then backing to the northeast late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then veering to the southeast late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast early in the evening...then veering to the southwest in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-051545- MAFOR 0509/ HURON NORTH 11800 12200 13106 12100. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11100 12200 11206 12106 11100 11800. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM 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)