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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
923 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008

LAKE HURON FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT
EASTWARD TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EJECTS OUT OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN TO 29.70 INCHES AS IT
LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN LAKE HURON BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AND
PUSHES A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS MICHIGAN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD BACK OVER THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY AND HOLD THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

LHZ361-080800-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
923 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008

.OVERNIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
THROUGH 2 AM. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER 1 AM. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS...THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST LATE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 4 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS...THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...VEERING TO WEST...WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS
OR LESS...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 2
TO 4 FEET.

$$

LHZ362-363-080800-
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-
923 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008

.OVERNIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER 1 AM. WAVES 2 TO 5
FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...VEERING TO SOUTHWEST
LATE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 4 PM...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING. WAVES 4
TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO WEST LATE.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BACKING TO WEST
AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO SOUTH LATE.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY NOON...SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FEET DURING THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET.

$$

LHZ462>464-080800-
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-
923 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008

.OVERNIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 AM. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS...THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST LATE.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 4 PM...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15
TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS INTO THE EARLY MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE
EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO WEST LATE.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15
KNOTS...THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO SOUTH...THEN
BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
DURING THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET.
$$

LHZ461-080800-
MAFOR 0803/
HURON NORTH 11320 12330 12336 11436 11530 11630 SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER 1 AM OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 210306 210508.

HURON SOUTH 11330 13336 12436 11520 11630 A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 AM OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 210306 210508.

$$

SC

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