Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
843 FZUS63 KDTX 310855 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 355 AM EST Fri Jan 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...Low pressure, 29.60 inches, moves through the Ohio Valley today, bringing mainly rain to the region. Northeast winds will increase and reach around 25 knots over Lake Huron by this evening, leading to large waves impacting the nearshore waters into Saturday morning. LHZ361>363-311700- 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- 355 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Snow likely in the morning. A chance of snow late in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ462>464-311700- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 355 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Snow likely. A chance of rain late in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ461-311700- MAFOR 3110/ HURON NORTH 11800 13110 12810 11820 11810. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 11800 12110 12120 13820. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. $$ MV 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)