FZUS63 KDTX 100737 GLFLH OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE...29.80 INCHES...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TODAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH WATERS WILL FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY. LHZ361-102030- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 5 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING TO THE WEST LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 5 AM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 7 PM. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 5 PM. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 5 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LHZ362-363-102030- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SHOWERS UNTIL 5 PM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 14 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. PATCHY DRIZZLE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 13 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE WEST LATE. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. $$ LHZ462>464-102030- 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- 337 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS UNTIL 5 PM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 14 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 2 AM. PATCHY DRIZZLE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...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 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LHZ461-102030- MAFOR 1009/ HURON NORTH 11136 12146 11136 11126 11820 12810. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY DRIZZLE TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET TODAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT. 210508 210710. HURON SOUTH 11136 12146 11836 11826 13820. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY DRIZZLE TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET TODAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT. 210609 210710. $$ SF 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)