000 FZUS63 KDTX 100233 GLFLH OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE HURON .SYNOPSIS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES DURING FRIDAY. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.80 INCHES...WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES LEAVING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER LAKE HURON AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. && LHZ361-100900- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES...INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LHZ362-363-100900- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE NORTH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 18 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LHZ462>464-100900- 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 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE EVENING. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 13 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LHZ461-100900- MAFOR 1004/ HURON NORTH 11520 11510 11617 11627 11827 13820. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET FRIDAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. 210204 210305. HURON SOUTH 11520 12510 11520 11627 11727 11827 11837. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET FRIDAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. 210204 210103. $$ KURIMSKI 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)