


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
024 FZUS63 KDTX 231445 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 AM EST Sun Feb 23 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...Lighter winds hold today with warmer air working into the region. These winds eventually strengthen tonight-Monday as low pressure, 29.90 inches, tracks over far northern Ontario. Its cold front eventually sags through the area Monday night. An active pattern continues through the work week as a series of low pressure move through the central CONUS. LHZ361-232245- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 945 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then backing to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow. A chance of rain until early evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ362-363-232245- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 945 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow until early evening. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the west until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ462>464-232245- 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- 945 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ LHZ461-232245- MAFOR 2316/ HURON NORTH 11600 12400 12410 11420 12430. A chance of snow and rain Monday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 6 feet Monday morning. HURON SOUTH 12500 12400 11410 13420. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Monday morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ DRK 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)