Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
409 FZUS63 KDTX 070152 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 952 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 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...Favorable marine conditions continue through most of Tuesday due to surface high pressure moving from the central to eastern Great Lakes. A low pressure system then approaches Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday with associated fronts leading to rising heat/humidity and thunderstorm chances. Cooler and drier weather is expected Thursday into Friday. LHZ361-071000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 952 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south until early evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-071000- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 952 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the afternoon becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Showers in the morning. Rain showers likely late in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots . Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-071000- 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- 952 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then veering to the southeast after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the morning...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Showers...then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-071000- MAFOR 0703/ HURON NORTH 14600 11600 11500 12400. Waves nearly calm. HURON SOUTH 11100 12200 12300 13200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BT 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)