Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
184 FZUS63 KDTX 070737 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 337 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 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...Favorable marine conditions continue through most of Tuesday due to surface high pressure moving from the central to eastern Great Lakes. A low pressure system then approaches Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday with associated fronts leading to rising heat/humidity and thunderstorm chances. Cooler and drier weather is expected Thursday into Friday. LHZ361-071545- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 337 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-071545- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 337 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots . Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. $$ LHZ462>464-071545- 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- 337 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight...then veering to the southeast early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Showers...then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots . Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest early in the evening...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-071545- MAFOR 0709/ HURON NORTH 13600 11500 14400. Waves nearly calm. HURON SOUTH 12200 12300 11100 11200 11300 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)