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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
943 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 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, 29.20 inches, over eastern Lake Superior
this morning dragged a cold front across the Great Lakes with a
short period of gales expected through the Straits. High pressure
building in today but gusty westerly flow will remain through the
day before decreasing overnight and Friday.

LHZ361-032145-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
943 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast
late in the morning...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet late in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow until afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.


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LHZ362-363-032145-
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-
943 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest late in the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering
to the northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening backing to
the northwest in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow.
Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet until early morning.
Waves occasionally around 12 feet.


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LHZ462>464-032145-
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-
943 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in
the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening...then
rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north late
in the morning...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the
evening. Rain likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
late in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then becoming northwest 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow.
Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and
early morning. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.


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LHZ461-032145-
MAFOR 0315/
HURON NORTH 13630 11620 11710 13700. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Occasional wave height around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 5 to 7
feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet...THEN subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
Occasional wave height around 10 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or
less Friday morning.

HURON SOUTH 11530 11630 11620 11610 13700 11800. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet this afternoon.
Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet...THEN subsiding to 2
feet or less. Occasional wave height around 8 feet tonight. Waves
2 feet or less Friday morning.

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