Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
884 FZUS63 KDTX 120148 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 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, 30.00 inches, will slowly move eastward towards the East Coast through Saturday. Low pressure, 29.30 inches, lifting over northern Ontario then drags a cold front across the central Great Lakes late Saturday into Sunday. LHZ361>363-121000- 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- 948 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots . Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers . Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-121000- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 948 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight...then veering to the west after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the morning...then building to 6 to 9 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots . A chance of showers. Rain showers likely by midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet . Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north. A chance of showers until afternoon. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-121000- MAFOR 1203/ HURON NORTH 13410 12420 11410 11510 11710. A chance of showers Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 15410 11400 11500. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ MR 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)