Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
712 FZUS63 KDTX 190753 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 353 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 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...A weak low pressure system follows a stalled front from the central Plains into the Ohio Valley this weekend. A broad area of high pressure then builds into northern Ontario and the northern Great Lakes Sunday into Monday. LHZ361-191600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 353 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the morning...then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-191600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 353 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-191600- 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 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming east 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-191600- MAFOR 1909/ HURON NORTH 12210 11310 12300 13200. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11210 15300 11200. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF 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)