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Great Lakes Forecast
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233 FZUS63 KDTX 170255 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 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, 29.70 inches, will drift directly overhead today supporting numerous showers and thunderstorms through Sunday. An uptick in winds and waves is expected Sunday night and Monday on the back side of the low before high pressure fills in by middle of next week. LHZ361>363-170800- 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- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 30 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-170800- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 1049 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 30 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-170800- MAFOR 1703/ HURON NORTH 13300 14200 11100. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11300 14400 12300 11200. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CB 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)