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Great Lakes Forecast
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197 FZUS63 KDTX 141951 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 351 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 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, drifts directly overhead through the evening supporting benign marine conditions. The next disturbance arrives Thursday night bringing an uptick in winds and waves along with organized thunderstorm potential Friday and Friday night. LHZ361>363-150400- 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- 351 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely 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 and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in the morning...then veering to the northwest late in the afternoon becoming north 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-150400- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 351 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight...then veering to the south early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of waterspouts in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then a chance of showers until early evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-150400- MAFOR 1421/ HURON NORTH 14500 11500 12400 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 15400 11400 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)