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FZUS63 KDTX 122034
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
334 PM EST WED NOV 12 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
MODERATE TO STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN. A FEW SPORADIC GUSTS
TO GALES POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON. HIGH PRESSURE, 30.10
INCHES, THEN EXPANDS OVER THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
LHZ361-362-130445-
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-
334 PM EST WED NOV 12 2025
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SPORADIC GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE IN THE EVENING. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES DECREASING
TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ363-462-130445-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
334 PM EST WED NOV 12 2025
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO
12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE 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 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF
RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 18 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
15 FEET.
LHZ463-464-130445-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
334 PM EST WED NOV 12 2025
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 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 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN
LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
LHZ461-130445-
MAFOR 1222/
HURON NORTH 12740 14730 11730 11630. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TONIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15
FEET.
HURON SOUTH 14630 12730 11720 11620. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TONIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
THURSDAY.
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