Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
339 FZUS63 KDTX 210158 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 958 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 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...High pressure, 30.00 inches, maintains influence across the Great Lakes this evening into Friday. The next low pressure system then arrives Saturday, dragging a cold front across the area and increasing shower and thunderstorm chances. Post-frontal northwest flow leads to gusty winds Sunday. LHZ361>363-211000- 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 Thu Aug 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. A chance of waterspouts after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Showers in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest until early evening...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-211000- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 958 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Gusts to 30 knots. A chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots . Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest early in the evening...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-211000- MAFOR 2103/ HURON NORTH 13400 13410 12310. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday and Friday evening. HURON SOUTH 11200 12300 13400 11300 11410. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA 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)