


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
566 FZUS63 KDTX 311938 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 338 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 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 around 30.40 inches gradually expands into the region from the north and west this evening into Friday before taking residence overhead through this weekend. LHZ361-010345- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 338 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-010345- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 338 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-010345- 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 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-010345- MAFOR 3121/ HURON NORTH 11700 12800 11100 12200 11800 11700. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11120 14110 12100 11800. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday. $$ 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)