Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
183 FZUS63 KDTX 251352 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 952 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. LHZ361-362-252200- 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- 952 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest late in the evening...then becoming light and variable after midnight becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .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. Waves occasionally around 8 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 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 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 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-252200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 952 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-252200- MAFOR 2515/ HURON NORTH 11510 11600 12700 11600 13400. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11500 11600 11800 11100 11200 13300. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ 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)