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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
939 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 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...Low pressure, 29.40 inches, tracks from northern
Ontario into Hudson Bay tonight. It sends a cold front across the
Great Lakes overnight into early Wednesday, with high pressure
then passing across northern Ontario during the day Wednesday.
The cold front stalls near the southern Great Lakes into
Thursday.

LHZ361-161000-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
939 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then becoming light and variable
late in the afternoon becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the
evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . A chance of showers. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots
by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by
midnight.


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LHZ362-363-161000-
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-
939 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
east 10 to 15 knots . A chance of showers early in the morning...
then showers likely in the late morning and early afternoon. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


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LHZ462>464-161000-
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-
939 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots by midnight...then becoming light and variable
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the east late in
the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots
by midnight. Showers early in the morning...then showers likely
early in the evening. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers until afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


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LHZ461-161000-
MAFOR 1603/
HURON NORTH 12700 11710 12800 12700 11800. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less
Wednesday and Wednesday evening.

HURON SOUTH 11600 12810 13800 12100. Waves 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Wednesday and Wednesday evening.

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