Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
314 FZUS63 KDTX 161939 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 339 PM EDT Thu May 16 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...High pressure, 29.90 inches, maintains control of the Great Lakes today. A weak frontal boundary eases eastward across the region late tonight into Friday. Weak high pressure then follows through the weekend with the next low likely to move through Monday night into Tuesday. LHZ361-362-170400- 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- 339 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon backing to the east late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers until afternoon...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-170400- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 339 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers until afternoon...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-170400- MAFOR 1621/ HURON NORTH 14300 12416 11410 11400. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Friday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 12200 11300 13406 11306 11300. 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)