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FZUS63 KDTX 120140
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
940 PM EDT WED MAR 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
A BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, 30.10 INCHES, WILL
FILL IN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.10 INCHES, THEN ENTERS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
AND NORTHERN LAKE HURON TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD GALES TO THE GREAT LAKES. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
LHZ361-120945-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
940 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
15 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
12 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOT GALES BECOMING EAST TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. SNOW.
WAVES 14 TO 18 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 23 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST AT 35 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST TO
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOT GALES . SNOW LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
20 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTH AT 35 KNOT GALES BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST UNTIL
EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KNOT GALES. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY EVENING. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LHZ362-363-120945-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
940 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
18 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOT GALES BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. SNOW
LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 14 TO 18 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
23 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST AT 35 KNOT GALES VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST BY
MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KNOT GALES. WAVES 14 TO 18 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
23 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AT
35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES . SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
25 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTH AT 40 KNOT GALES BACKING TO THE WEST UNTIL EARLY
EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 14 TO 18 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 23 FEET.
LHZ462>464-120945-
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-
940 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
15 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH AT 35 KNOT GALES VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN
THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
18 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET. A
GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES
VEERING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
20 FEET.
LHZ461-120945-
MAFOR 1203/
HURON NORTH 12740 19750 11740 12730 11720 11710 11600. WAVES
8 TO 12 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY
EVENING.
HURON SOUTH 13730 12720 11710 11700 11600. WAVES 10 TO 14
FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO
12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
15 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
THURSDAY EVENING.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
SC
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