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FZUS63 KDTX 120244
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
944 PM 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
LESS WINDY TONIGHT WITH A BIT OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE
FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON. MILD AND BREEZY MONDAY AND TUESDAY AHEAD
OF THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.20 INCHES, WITH RAIN MOVING
IN TUESDAY MORNING. THE LOW SLOWLY PIVOTS THROUGH THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, EVENTUALLY FORCING A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THIS LEADS TO A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY
FOR A PERIOD OF POST- FRONTAL GALES LATE WEDNESDAY.
LHZ361-362-121045-
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-
944 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE
IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
18 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET . WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST .
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-121045-
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-
944 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 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 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST . WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
LHZ461-121045-
MAFOR 1204/
HURON NORTH 11620 11530 11630 13620 12610. A CHANCE OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
HURON SOUTH 11620 11530 12630 13620 11610. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
MONDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET MONDAY EVENING.
KGK
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