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Great Lakes Forecast
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356 FZUS63 KDTX 180801 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 359 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 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, 30.20 inches, continues to build into the Central Great Lakes today into this weekend. This results in light winds and overall benign marine conditions. LHZ361-362-182000- 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- 359 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the afternoon...then veering to the west late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ363-462>464-182000- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 359 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north until early evening...then becoming light and variable in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-181400- MAFOR 1809/ HURON NORTH 11810 11800 12700 12600 12700. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 13810 12800 13600. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. $$ 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)