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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
344 AM EST SUN DEC 22 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
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE, 30.50 INCHES, TRACKS ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES SUNDAY. COMPACT LOW PRESSURE, 30.00 INCHES, THEN
EJECTS OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY.
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS QUICK TO FOLLOW TUESDAY.
LHZ361-221645-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
344 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST 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.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ362-363-221645-
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-
344 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024
TODAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ462>464-221645-
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-
344 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTH LATE
IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ461-221645-
MAFOR 2210/
HURON NORTH 11200 12400 12410 11420 12430. A CHANCE OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH 11200 11400 11510 12410 12420 11430. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.
OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET TONIGHT.
DG
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