Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
870 FZUS63 KDTX 181348 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 AM EDT Sat May 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...Dense fog persists through at least mid-day with otherwise dry conditions. The next low pressure system is then expected to impact the area Monday night into Tuesday. LHZ361-362-182200- 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- 948 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Rain showers likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest early in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-182200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 948 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast late in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the southeast. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ461-182200- MAFOR 1815/ HURON NORTH 11304 14300 12400 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11304 11300 11200 12300 13400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ MV 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)