Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
370 FZUS63 KDTX 070732 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 332 AM EDT Tue May 7 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, 30.10 inches, holds over the central Great Lakes through the first half of Tuesday. A warm front then moves through late Tuesday before an occluding low pressure system arrives Tuesday night into Wednesday. A second low pressure system follows on Thursday. LHZ361-071545- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 332 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Scattered showers in the evening...then numerous showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northeast early in the evening veering to the south in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-071545- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 332 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Numerous showers in the evening... then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-071545- 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- 332 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then backing to the west 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. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then backing to the north in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers until early evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-071545- MAFOR 0709/ HURON NORTH 13300 11200 11210 19216 11216 11226 11210 19219. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 13200 11100 11200 19206 11216 19219 11316 11410 19419. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$ SC 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)