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FZUS63 KDTX 111441
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
941 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
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
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUST TO GALES WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, 30.30 INCHES, WILL THEN BRIEFLY FILL IN
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.
LHZ361-362-112300-
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-
941 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BRIEF GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING
TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE
OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS BY
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN BACKING TO THE WEST BY
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-112300-
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-
941 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING
TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
EVENING INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO
12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15
FEET.
LHZ461-112300-
MAFOR 1116/
HURON NORTH 11830 12730 11720 11627 12527 11620. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
HURON SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12740 19750 12730 11620
11520 11530 11630. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. OCCASIONAL
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
MONDAY MORNING.
TF
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