Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
634 FZUS63 KDTX 080800 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 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 exits into New England through this morning. A weak low pressure system, 29.80 inches, will then move over Michigan Monday into Tuesday which will bring scattered to numerous rain showers and some embedded thunderstorms. LHZ361-081600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning... then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. $$ LHZ362-363-081600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north by midnight...then backing to the west after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms . Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots . A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . $$ LHZ462>464-081600- 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- 400 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-081600- MAFOR 0809/ HURON NORTH 14300 12200 12300. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13300 13200 12300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA 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)