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FZUS63 KDTX 180750
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
350 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 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
WILL GET A BRIEF BREAK FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE AS
SOUTHWESTLY FLOW PUSHES IT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LAKES REGION TODAY
WILL DROP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN LAKES WHICH WILL BRING
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY.
LHZ361-181600-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
350 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES . A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ362-363-181600-
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-
350 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE
IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 18 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
15 FEET.
LHZ462>464-181600-
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-
350 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS . WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS . GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
LHZ461-181600-
MAFOR 1809/
HURON NORTH 11510 11620 12730 11720 11710 11810 11800. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10
FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH 11520 11620 11610 12730 11820 12810. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET
TONIGHT.
DRK
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