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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
933 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 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...High pressure, around 30.10 inches, holds over the
central Great Lakes through Wednesday. Unsettled weather and
moderate winds then arrive Thursday into this weekend as
Midwestern low pressure slowly tracks over the Great Lakes.

LHZ361>363-140945-
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-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
933 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms. Rain showers likely late in the afternoon. A
chance of waterspouts late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
west 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then showers
likely in the late morning and early afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-140945-
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-
933 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in
the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots until early morning. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ461-140945-
MAFOR 1403/
HURON NORTH 13600 11700 11600 13500. Waves 2 feet or less.

HURON SOUTH 11400 14500 11400 12300. Waves nearly calm.

$$

KDK

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