Detroit, Michigan

FZUS63 KDTX 051430
GLFLH

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
930 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY
ALLOWING A RIDGE AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...AVERAGING 30.20
INCHES...TO LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. A COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO PUSH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM
CENTRAL CANADA BY MIDWEEK.

&&

LHZ361-052100-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
930 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY MID
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.


$$

LHZ362-363-052100-
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-
930 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.


$$

LHZ462>464-052100-
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-
930 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.


$$

LHZ461-052100-
MAFOR 0516/
HURON NORTH 11710 13620 13610 11620. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET MONDAY
MORNING. 220103.

HURON SOUTH 12600 13610 13510. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 220002.

$$

CONSIDINE

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)

Detroit, Michigan 

WHUS73 KDTX 290356
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...WESTERLY GALES TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...

.WESTERLY GALES...GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS...WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...WINDS
WILL GUST TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AT TIMES. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO LEAD TO LOW WATER CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN
LAKE ERIE BASIN...WITH WATER LEVELS RISING LATE TONIGHT WITH THE
SUBSIDING WINDS.


LEZ444-290900-
/O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0400Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120129T0900Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED
  WINDS UP TO 18 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOW WATER: AT 10 PM THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE
  ERIE WAS 44 INCHES BELOW THE RECENT AVERAGE LEVEL OR 20 INCHES
  BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE WATER LEVELS IS
  EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RISE OVERNIGHT.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LHZ422-290500-
/O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0400Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED
  WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS.
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 1 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 1 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY.

$$

LCZ460-290500-
/O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0400Z/
LAKE ST. CLAIR-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED
  WINDS UP TO 18 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS.
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY.

$$

LHZ421-441>443-290500-
/O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0400Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
  UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE
  LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 6 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY.

$$

LHZ361>363-462>464-290900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0900Z/
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-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
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-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
  UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE
  LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST
  SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EST
  SUNDAY.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

DG