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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
334 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 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, 30.20 inches, holds over the eastern
Great Lakes through the middle of the week, which will continue
to support dry weather and light winds. A second high pressure
system will then drop in from the central Canadian provinces,
centering over eastern Ontario by the end of the week.

LHZ361-171545-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
334 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northeast in the late evening and early morning...then increasing
to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then becoming light and variable
late in the afternoon becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots early in the evening...then becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ362-363-171545-
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-
334 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers until
early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-171545-
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-
334 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in
the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet until early morning.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ461-171545-
MAFOR 1709/
HURON NORTH 15400 11500 11600. Waves nearly calm.

HURON SOUTH 13400 13300 11400 11500. Waves nearly calm.

$$

KDK

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