FZUS63 KDTX 091945 GLFLH OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 343 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2013 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE...AVERAGING 29.80 INCHES...WILL PROGRESS FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY. LHZ361-100800- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 343 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LHZ362-363-100800- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 343 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM UNTIL 5 AM. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS UNTIL 11 AM. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY DRIZZLE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. $$ LHZ462>464-100800- 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- 343 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 2 AM. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 2 AM UNTIL 5 AM...THEN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 AM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 14 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DRIZZLE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE SOUTH LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LHZ461-100200- MAFOR 0921/ HURON NORTH 12800 11120 11130 13136 11130. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET FRIDAY. 220001. HURON SOUTH 12100 11110 11126 13136 11830. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET FRIDAY. 220001. $$ DRK WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20 WAVE HEIGHT. EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE)