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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
322 AM EST WED DEC 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 COLD FRONT IS TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES THIS MORNING. GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. AN EVEN
STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
BRINGING RAIN, SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS. GALE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED OVER MUCH OF LAKE HURON.
LHZ361-362-171630-
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-
322 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES...BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15
FEET.
TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING
THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 12 TO
16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
UNTIL EARLY EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-171630-
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-
322 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
12 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. RAIN IN THE
EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST AT 35 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 20 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ461-171630-
MAFOR 1710/
HURON NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11630 19650 11740 19750
11730 11720 11610 11420 11430 11440 19450. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET
TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH 12630 11730 11610 11500 11410 11430 11430
19450. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT.
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