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Great Lakes Forecast
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783 FZUS63 KDTX 150737 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 337 AM 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...The next disturbance arrives this evening bringing an uptick in winds and waves along with organized thunderstorm potential Friday and Friday night. LHZ361>363-151545- 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- 337 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the southeast early in the afternoon becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Showers in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ462>464-151545- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 337 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ461-151545- MAFOR 1509/ HURON NORTH 13400 13300 12310. A chance of showers tonight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 13400 14300 11410. A chance of showers tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SF 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)