FZUS63 KDTX 222056 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 356 PM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS...High pressure, 30.50 inches, will continue to move through the central Great Lakes region this afternoon before a powerful winter system takes aim at the region over the weekend. A rapidly strengthening low pressure system will deepen to around 28.70 inches by Sunday afternoon as it reaches the Straits. This system will bring gale to storm force winds Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night. LHZ361>363-230915- 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- 356 PM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of rain and snow late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the late evening and overnight. A chance of snow and sleet early in the evening. Freezing rain in the evening. Rain. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 45 knot gales early in the afternoon. Rain in the morning...then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West at 35 knot gales decreasing to 30 knots after midnight. Storm force gusts to 50 knots. A chance of rain early in the evening. A chance of snow until early morning. Waves 12 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 45 knot gales decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow until afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the evening...then building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ462>464-230915- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 356 PM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming southwest to 30 knots with gusts to 45 knot gales in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of rain. A chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West at 35 knot gales decreasing to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Storm force gusts to 50 knots. A chance of rain early in the evening. A chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early evening...then veering to the northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ461-230915- MAFOR 2222/ HURON NORTH 14400 11300 12310 11220. A chance of snow Saturday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. 220001. HURON SOUTH 13400 13300 12210. A chance of rain Saturday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. 220001. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)