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FZUS63 KDTX 121941
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
341 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 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
LOW PRESSURE, 29.30 INCHES, LIFTING OVER NORTHERN
ONTARIO THEN DRAGS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
LHZ361>363-130345-
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-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
341 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES LATE IN
THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN
THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
LHZ462>464-130345-
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-
341 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
8 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST
BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ461-130345-
MAFOR 1221/
HURON NORTH 11516 11710 14700 11710 11720. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FEET SUNDAY.
HURON SOUTH 11400 11500 11700 12800 13700. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SS
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