


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
543 FZUS63 KDTX 070132 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 932 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 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...Low pressure, 29.90 inches, over the Central Great Lakes will exit east tonight. This will allow a cold front to sink south tomorrow, with prolonged northeast winds setting up into Thursday. High pressure returns to close out the week. LHZ361-362-070945- 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- 932 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then veering to the southwest late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ363-070945- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 932 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable... then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-070945- 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- 932 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-070945- MAFOR 0703/ HURON NORTH 11600 12700 11800 12810 12800. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11700 11600 12700 11800 12810 11800. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. $$ SC 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)