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FZUS63 KDTX 160447
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1245 AM EDT Tue Jul 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...An organized complex of showers and thunderstorms
continues to work across areas south of Saginaw Bay early this
morning. Meanwhile, a cold front drifts southeastward this
afternoon becoming a focus for potential redevelopment of showers
and storms. Clearance of the cold front and increasing influence
of surface high pressure, 30.10 inches, ushers in drier weather
toward the end of the week.

LHZ361-162000-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
1245 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west
late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in
the evening...then becoming light and variable in the late
evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening veering to the northwest. Waves 2 feet or
less.


$$

LHZ362-363-162000-
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-
1245 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west late in
the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south until
early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south
until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ462>464-162000-
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-
1245 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in
the evening...then veering to the south in the late evening and
early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-161400-
MAFOR 1609/
HURON NORTH 12600 12610 11710 12720 11710. A chance of
showers this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet
tonight.

HURON SOUTH 12500 11600 11700 12800 12700. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

CB

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