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Great Lakes Forecast
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258 FZUS63 KDTX 160152 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 952 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 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, brings widespread showers and thunderstorms to the Great Lakes beginning tonight and lasting through this weekend. Southerly winds eventually shift to the north Saturday night as the low drifts overhead. LHZ361>363-161000- 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- 952 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of 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 late in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-161000- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 952 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-161000- MAFOR 1603/ HURON NORTH 15310 12316. A chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and Friday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Friday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Friday evening. HURON SOUTH 11300 11416 12316 12310 11316 11406. A chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and Friday evening. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Friday and Friday evening. $$ MV 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)