Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
373 FZUS63 KDTX 080838 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 338 AM EST Sat Nov 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, 29.90 inches, will reside over the region today. A deepening low pressure system then moves through the southern Great Lakes late tonight into Sunday, passing south of Lake Erie at around 29.60 inches Sunday afternoon. This system ushers in an arctic air mass and gusty northwest flow through the early week. The next arctic low drops into the northern Great Lakes mid next week. LHZ361-081645- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 338 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight...then veering to the north early in the morning. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southwest until early morning. A chance of snow early in the morning...then a chance of rain in the late morning and early afternoon. Rain until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales early in the evening decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and early morning. Rain likely early in the morning...then rain. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-081645- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 338 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A chance of snow and rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain likely and a chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the evening. A chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest to 30 knots early in the evening decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow. A chance of rain until early evening...then rain and snow likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales until early morning. Rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain in the late morning and early afternoon. Rain until early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-081645- 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- 338 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A chance of rain in the evening... then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the afternoon. Rain and snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until early morning. Rain and snow in the evening...then snow after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots backing to the west late in the evening. Snow likely... then snow late in the afternoon. Snow likely late in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southwest to 30 knots until early morning. A chance of snow early in the morning. Rain likely. Snow likely until early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots until early morning. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Rain likely. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ461-081645- MAFOR 0810/ HURON NORTH 12810 12700 11800 13100. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. HURON SOUTH 11720 11810 13800 13100. A chance of rain and snow overnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. $$ AM 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)