Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
771 FZUS63 KDTX 250747 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 347 AM EDT Sat May 25 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, drifts from southeast Manitoba into western Ontario today. The system`s cold front makes inroads across the waterways and maintains some thunderstorms this morning. An occluded low, 29.30 inches, tracks across Wisconsin and into The UP Sunday night with additional opportunities for showers and thunderstorms through Monday. Cooler post-frontal conditions expected for the middle of next week. LHZ361-362-251600- 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- 347 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely in the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers in the morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 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 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-251600- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 347 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-251600- MAFOR 2509/ HURON NORTH 11320 11316 11410 12710 11700 11600 11400. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 11410 11416 11410 11600 11800 11100 11200 11300. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. 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)