Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
956 FZUS63 KDTX 010753 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 353 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 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 now over southern Manitoba slowly tracks across northern Ontario through the midweek. Its cold front is likely to stall across the area on Wednesday. LHZ361-011600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 353 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-011600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 353 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots until afternoon becoming light and variable...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-011600- 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- 353 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the afternoon. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming light and variable late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots . Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-011600- MAFOR 0109/ HURON NORTH 12700 11600 11500 12300 12400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11600 12700 11800 11200 11300 12400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA 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)