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FZUS63 KDTX 180153
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
953 PM EDT FRI OCT 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
LOW PRESSURE, 29.20 INCHES, RAPIDLY DEVELOPS ALONG A
COLD FRONT OVER THE MID-MISSISSIPPI AND MOVES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN
SUNDAY, BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR A FEW SOUTHERLY GALES LATE SUNDAY
MORNING WITH HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR NORTHWESTERLY GALES OVER
MOST OF LAKE HURON BY SUNDAY EVENING. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
LHZ361-181000-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
953 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...
THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE
EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE
IN THE MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE
EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN
VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
LHZ362-363-181000-
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-
953 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE
IN THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
LHZ462-463-181000-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
953 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
12 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
LHZ464-181000-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
953 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN DECREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES VEERING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
LHZ461-181000-
MAFOR 1803/
HURON NORTH 13420 11426 13416 11406. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET
SATURDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.
HURON SOUTH 14420 11410 12416 11406. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.
DRK
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