FZUS63 KDTX 110744 GLFLH OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 344 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT AVERAGING 29.70 INCHES WILL BE TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL RAMP UP BEHIND THIS FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE ON SUNDAY OVER LAKE HURON...AS UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD AIRMASS ALSO GENERATES SOME SNOW SHOWERS. LHZ361-112015- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 344 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2 PM. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. $$ LHZ362-363-112015- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 344 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 17 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. $$ LHZ462>464-112015- 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- 344 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 6 PM. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LHZ461-112015- MAFOR 1109/ HURON NORTH 11700 11600 11500 11416 11526 11730 12630. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT. 210204 210102. HURON SOUTH 11710 11700 11500 11416 11426 11630 12620. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET TONIGHT. 210305 210204. $$ 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)