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FZUS63 KDTX 080749
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
349 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
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
PROLONGED NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE OF 30.50 INCHES SINKS SOUTH FROM JAMES BAY. THIS
WEAKENED HIGH WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK, RESULTING
IN LIGHT WINDS INTO THE WEEKEND.
LHZ361-362-081600-
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-
349 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE WEST LATE IN
THE EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING VEERING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ363-081600-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
349 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ462>464-081600-
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-
349 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ461-081600-
MAFOR 0809/
HURON NORTH 12110 11800 14700 11800. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS TODAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH 12120 11110 12810 13800. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.
DRK
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