155  
FZUS63 KDTX 221444  
GLFLH  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
944 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 TODAY. 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>363-222245-  
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-  
944 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW 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 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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 1 TO 3 FEET.    
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>464-222245-  
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-  
944 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN  
VEERING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
8 FEET.    
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 1 TO 3 FEET.    
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.  
 

 
 
LHZ461-222245-  
MAFOR 2216/  
HURON NORTH 12410 13420 11430 12437. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL  
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL  
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET MONDAY MORNING.  
 
HURON SOUTH 11510 12410 13420 12437. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET MONDAY  
MORNING.  
 

 
 
SF  
 
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