Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
287 FZUS63 KDTX 261345 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 AM EDT Sun May 26 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...Low pressure, 29.40 inches, moves into the area this evening into Monday. The system brings scattered to numerous showers and storms, as well as potential for strong to near-gale wind gusts. Cooler post- frontal conditions with westerly flow expected for the middle of the week. LHZ361-362-262200- 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- 945 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast early in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots veering to the northwest late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-262200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 945 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then veering to the northwest late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-262200- MAFOR 2615/ HURON NORTH 11300 11200 11210 12220 11216 11226 11316. A chance of thunderstorms Monday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Monday morning. HURON SOUTH 13200 12216 12316 11310. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Monday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday morning. $$ 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)