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FZUS63 KDTX 090125
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
925 PM EDT THU OCT 8 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 OVER QUEBEC DEPARTS ON FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT
SOUTHERLY ONCE THE CENTER OF THE HIGH BUILDS INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNTIL THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE ISAIAS ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY, ALONG WITH
INCREASING WIND SPEEDS.
LHZ361-362-090930-
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-
925 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS . A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY BY
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-090930-
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-
925 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS . A CHANCE OF RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST . A
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
LHZ461-090930-
MAFOR 0903/
HURON NORTH 11710 13610 11710 12700 11100. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY EVENING.
HURON SOUTH 12710 13610 11700 11100 11200. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY EVENING.
SC
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