Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
127 FZUS63 KDTX 200141 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 941 PM EDT Sun May 19 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...A weak cold front stalls across Lake Erie into southwest Ontario as high pressure builds in tonight. The front lifts back north as a warm front on Monday as a low pressure system moves into the Great Lakes. This system passes through northern Lake Huron Monday night into Tuesday. A stronger low and associated cold front follow on Wednesday. LHZ361-362-201000- 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- 941 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the south after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the west 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-201000- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 941 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-201000- MAFOR 2003/ HURON NORTH 11800 11100 11200 14300 11306. A chance of thunderstorms Monday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13200 14300 11400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday evening. 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)