


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
941 FZUS63 KDTX 071935 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 335 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 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, 29.70 inches, exiting east of Georgian Bay late this afternoon with gale force wind gusts behind it. Winds will slowly diminish tonight and tomorrow as high pressure expands into the region from the west late Tuesday. Low pressure is then forecast to track across the Ohio Valley Wednesday night into Thursday. LHZ361-080345- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 335 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming north 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Freezing spray in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-080345- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 335 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of snow in the evening. Freezing spray. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast late in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-080345- 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- 335 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then backing to the west after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast late in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ461-080345- MAFOR 0721/ HURON NORTH...Gale Warning in effect...11731 19751 13831 11820 13720. A chance of snow this evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Tuesday. HURON SOUTH...Gale Warning in effect...12740 19750 11730 19750 11831 12731 11721 11720. A chance of snow tonight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Occasional wave height around 15 feet tonight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet Tuesday. $$ SF 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)