607  
FZUS63 KDTX 231455  
GLFLH  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
955 AM EST MON DEC 23 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
 
LOW PRESSURE, 30.00 INCHES, TRACKS ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
GREAT LAKES TODAY BRINGING STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS AND  
WIDESPREAD SNOW. HIGH PRESSURE, 30.40 INCHES, THEN QUICKLY  
BECOMES ESTABLISHED TUESDAY AND WILL INFLUENCE THE REGION THROUGH  
THE MIDWEEK PERIOD.  
 
LHZ361-232300-  
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT  
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-  
955 AM EST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS. SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.  
 

 
 
LHZ362-363-232300-  
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-  
955 AM EST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
12 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING TO THE  
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.  
 

 
 
LHZ462>464-232300-  
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-  
955 AM EST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LHZ461-232300-  
MAFOR 2316/  
HURON NORTH 12527 11510 11600 11700 11810 12110. WAVES 5 TO  
7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FEET TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
HURON SOUTH 11437 11527 11517 11617 11707 11800 11810  
11110. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
SF  
 
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