


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
428 FZUS63 KDTX 090158 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 958 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 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...High pressure, 30.20 inches, holds steady over the mid-Atlantic this weekend ensuring southwest flow and mainly dry conditions across the Great Lakes outside of a stray shower or storm favored toward northern waters. Low pressure, 29.60 inches, tracks across northern Ontario this weekend with its cold front washing out west of the Great Lakes. LHZ361-362-091000- 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- 958 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South 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 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon veering to the southwest late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...then showers and thunderstorms likely late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ363-462-091000- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- 958 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then backing to the south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ463-464-091000- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 958 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely until early evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then backing to the south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-091000- MAFOR 0903/ HURON NORTH 14400 14410. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 12410 13400 13410. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ BT 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)