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FZUS63 KDTX 171942
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
342 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 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
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO
HAS DRAPED A WARM SECTOR OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. A STRONGER LOW LIFTS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY
PROVIDING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
SEVERE. ACTIVE PATTERN COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
AS THE SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEAK LOW HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
LHZ361-362-180345-
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-
342 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-180345-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
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-
342 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
LHZ461-180345-
MAFOR 1721/
HURON NORTH 11500 14700 11600 12300. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS WEDNESDAY.
HURON SOUTH 11410 11600 11800 14100 11106. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
KGK
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