Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
612 FZUS63 KDTX 180754 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 354 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 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...An area of high pressure builds northeast across the Ohio Valley this weekend supporting generally favorable marine conditions for the central Great Lakes. Dry conditions persist with temperatures trending well above normal Saturday and Sunday. LHZ361-181600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 354 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-181600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 354 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the south until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ462>464-181600- 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- 354 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 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 until early morning. 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 until early morning. $$ LHZ461-181600- MAFOR 1809/ HURON NORTH 13510 12410 12510 11500. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 11500 12510 13400 12500. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ DRK 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)