Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
030 FZUS63 KDTX 191953 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024 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, 30.40 inches, maintains generally favorable marine conditions for the central Great Lakes through Tuesday. Dry weather persists with temperatures trending well above normal until a cold front arrives Wednesday, extending south of a strong Canadian low pressure system, 29.10 inches. Wet weather Wednesday drys out again by Thursday. LHZ361-200400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the west until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ362-363-200400- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the south early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest until early morning. Showers likely until early evening. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-200400- 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 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the northwest until early morning. Showers likely until early evening. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and early morning. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-200400- MAFOR 1921/ HURON NORTH 11410 15510 11500. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11400 11500 15510. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday. $$ KGK 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)