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FZUS63 KDTX 112041
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
341 PM EST TUE NOV 11 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
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT, WHICH TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY. BRIEF,
LOCALIZED GUSTS TO GALES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, BUT
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKE HURON.
LHZ361-120445-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
341 PM EST TUE NOV 11 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15
FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
LHZ362-363-120445-
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-
341 PM EST TUE NOV 11 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
18 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY EVENING. RAIN LIKELY IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ462>464-120445-
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-
341 PM EST TUE NOV 11 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 6 TO 9
FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO THE WEST WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
LHZ461-120445-
MAFOR 1122/
HURON NORTH 11526 11537 11526 11626 11620 11630 11736
11746. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET WEDNESDAY.
HURON SOUTH 12547 11537 11626 11620 11630 11636 11646.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 12 FEET WEDNESDAY.
DRK
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