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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
333 AM 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, parked over the central
Great Lakes today. Low pressure, 29.30 inches, lifting over
northern Ontario then drags a cold front across the central Great
Lakes late Saturday- Sunday.

LHZ361>363-111545-
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-
333 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.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 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the evening
increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales by
midnight. A chance of showers . Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and early afternoon...then
building to 3 to 5 feet early in the evening building to 8 to
12 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds to 30 knots with gusts to 45 knot gales
becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales in
the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the evening
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of
showers until afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.


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LHZ462>464-111545-
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-
333 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.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 northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to
3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering
to the east early in the evening becoming southeast 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales by midnight. A chance of
showers by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
early in the evening...then building to 4 to 6 feet by midnight.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the
late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the evening veering to the northwest by
midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Rain showers
likely in the late morning and early afternoon...then a chance of
showers . Waves 3 to 5 feet.


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LHZ461-111545-
MAFOR 1109/
HURON NORTH 11700 11600 11500 14410 11410. Waves 2 feet or
less today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

HURON SOUTH 12700 11500 11400 12300 12410. Waves 2 feet or
less today. Waves 2 feet or less building to 1 to 3 feet tonight.

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SF

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