


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
983 FZUS63 KDTX 050158 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 958 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 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 warm front lifting up from the Ohio Valley will lead to widespread showers continuing to spread northward tonight. Low pressure, 29.80 inches, will slide along the front Saturday morning with northwest winds following and gusting at or above 30 knots over northern Lake Huron by Saturday evening. Winds diminish quickly Saturday night, as high pressure leads to light winds for Sunday. LHZ361>363-051000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 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- 958 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest late in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southeast until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-051000- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 958 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely this evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north in the afternoon. Showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Snow likely. A chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the south until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening...then building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ461-051000- MAFOR 0503/ HURON NORTH 11200 12206 11200 11800 11710 11720 11730. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Saturday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Saturday evening. HURON SOUTH 11216 11206 11106 11100 11800 11810 11710 11720. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Saturday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday evening. $$ 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)