Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
438 FZUS63 KDTX 271358 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI Issued by National Weather Service Marquette MI 958 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 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 at 29.60 inches moves across Lake Superior into Quebec today into tonight. The system brings periods of showers and thunderstorms through Monday as another low, 29.60 inches, organizes over the central Plains. The initial cold front stalls over Lake Huron and Lower Michigan Sunday before lifting back north across at least the southern half of Lake Huron as a warm front on Monday. LHZ361>363-272200- 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- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 958 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Showers... then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the west 5 to 10 knots early in the evening veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-272200- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 958 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots late in the morning. Showers likely late in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the northeast until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-272200- MAFOR 2715/ HURON NORTH 11430 13420 11510 11600 12700. A chance of showers late this morning then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday morning. HURON SOUTH 12420 13410 11510 11500 11600. A chance of showers this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. A chance of showers Sunday morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday morning. $$ DBT 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)