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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 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...Light winds organize out of the southwest between high
pressure and the next low over the Plains. Thunderstorm chances
increase Sunday and Monday ahead of the next low and its
attendant cold front Monday night into Tuesday.

LHZ361-252145-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
south after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late
in the morning...then backing to the northeast late in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the
northwest early in the evening veering to the northwest 5 to
10 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest
by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-252145-
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-
938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to
2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in
the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
late in the afternoon...then backing to the southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers...then showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-252145-
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-
938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest
early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight.
A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
late in the afternoon...then veering to the west late in the
evening. A chance of showers. Thunderstorms likely. Rain showers
likely late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots until early evening...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


$$

LHZ461-252145-
MAFOR 2515/
HURON NORTH 11400 13410 11500 12600 11700. A chance of
showers overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11500 11400 11300 12400 11500 12600. A chance of
showers Sunday morning. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

SS

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