


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
623 FZUS63 KDTX 080740 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 340 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 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, 30.50 inches, expands into the Great Lakes from the northwest today. This high will influence the region through Thursday. The next cold front arrives over the western Great Lakes Thursday night into early Friday. LHZ361-081545- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 340 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-081545- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 340 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-081545- 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- 340 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late evening and early morning...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots until early evening...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-081545- MAFOR 0809/ HURON NORTH 12820 11810 12710 12800 11100. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. HURON SOUTH 13820 13810 11800 11100. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ MV 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)