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FZUS63 KDTX 091336
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
936 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 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.
LHZ361-362-092200-
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-
936 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 10 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS . A CHANCE OF RAIN . WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET .
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4
FEET.
LHZ363-462-092200-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
936 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE EAST LATE
IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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 LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 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 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
LHZ463-464-092200-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
936 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE EAST LATE IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
LHZ461-092200-
MAFOR 0915/
HURON NORTH 11710 12700 11800 11200 11300 11310 11320.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
HURON SOUTH 11710 11700 11100 12200 11310 12320. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY
MORNING.
TF
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