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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
923 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 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...A weak cold front passes southward through the region
Wednesday morning then stalls just south of the Great Lakes. A
disturbance passing along this front will bring the next
potential for showers and storms Wednesday night into Thursday.
High pressure then gradually expands into the region from the
northwest late week before taking residence overhead through this
weekend.

LHZ361-300930-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
923 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light
and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north
early in the evening...then becoming light and variable in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-300930-
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-
923 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in the evening.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ462>464-300930-
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-
923 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening veering to the east. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east until
early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-300930-
MAFOR 3003/
HURON NORTH 12700 13800 13700. Waves 2 feet or less.

HURON SOUTH 11100 12800 14810 11800. Waves 2 feet or less
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening.

$$

MR

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