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Great Lakes Forecast
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228 FZUS63 KDTX 041331 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 931 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 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...Weak high pressure, 29.90 inches, builds into the area today. The next low pressure system follows on Friday with showers and thunderstorms likely. A cold front moves through late Friday with unsettled conditions possibly continuing into Saturday as a trough lingers over the region. LHZ361-042145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 931 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-042145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 931 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the south after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-042145- 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- 931 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots late in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-042145- MAFOR 0415/ HURON NORTH 14600 11700 11100 11200 11210. A chance of showers Friday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11500 11300 14200 11200 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BC 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)