


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
249 FZUS63 KDTX 131345 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 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...A ridge of high pressure, 30.10 inches, holds over the central Great Lakes today. A cold front then moves west to east across the central Great Lakes tonight and Tuesday followed by high pressure for midweek. LHZ361-132145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 945 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west after midnight...then veering to the northwest early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning...then showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-132145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 945 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-132145- 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 EDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots until early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ461-132145- MAFOR 1315/ HURON NORTH 14400 11500 11600 11700 11710. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 14300 11400 11500 11700 11810. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday morning. $$ 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)