Detroit, Michigan

FZUS63 KDTX 081942
GLFLH

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
337 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

LAKE HURON FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES...WILL GRADUALLY
BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...29.30 INCHES...WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
ONTARIO ON SATURDAY DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION.

LHZ361-090200-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
337 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH 8 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4
TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20
KNOTS...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS
OR LESS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES NEARLY CALM.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY NOON...SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FEET DURING THE EVENING.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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LHZ362-363-090200-
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 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH
8 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...VEERING TO NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
INTO THE EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6
FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET LATE.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...VEERING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY NOON.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FEET OR LESS DURING THE EVENING.

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LHZ462>464-090200-
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 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. AN
ISOLATED SHOWER THROUGH 8 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO
8 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
INTO THE EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8
FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6
FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY NOON.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON.
$$

LHZ461-090200-
MAFOR 0821/
HURON NORTH 15730 11730 11830 SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH 8
PM...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THURSDAY. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. THURSDAY WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
220610.

HURON SOUTH 13730 11740 13730 11830 AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER THROUGH
8 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THURSDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THURSDAY WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET. 210508 210610.

$$

CB

EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT  (ALL LOWER CASE)

Detroit, Michigan 

WHUS73 KDTX 090801
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
401 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER WAVES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...

.WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE NORTH TODAY AS A SHARP SURFACE
RIDGE BUILDS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN.  THIS WILL PROMOTE AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. AS
A RESULT...A LONG DURATION SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MORE FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH LOWER
MICHIGAN.  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.  THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LHZ421-441>443-092030-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100910T0800Z/
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-
401 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.

* DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR
  AROUND 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR
  AROUND 6 AM EDT THURSDAY.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

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