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FZUS63 KDTX 171451
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
951 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 HAS MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF
LAKE HURON THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH. GALE
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON
THROUGH THIS MORNING. 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.
LHZ361-362-172300-
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-
951 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT 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>464-172300-
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-
951 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
REST OF 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 8 TO 12 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 15 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.
LHZ461-172300-
MAFOR 1716/
HURON NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 11720 11610
11420 11430 12440 19450 11440. A CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY
MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 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. WAVES 10 TO 14
FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
HURON SOUTH 11730 11610 11500 11410 11430 11430 19450 12440
19450. A CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. 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. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15
FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
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