Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
628 FZUS63 KDTX 241951 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 351 PM EDT Fri May 24 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...Surface high pressure exits as low pressure, 29.30 inches, over the Upper Midwest works northward into south-central Canada. A secondary surface low develops along the system`s cold front late tonight into Saturday with thunderstorms peaking in coverage early Saturday morning. An occluded low, 29.20 inches, then tracks across Wisconsin and into The UP Sunday night and Monday with additional opportunities for showers and thunderstorms. Cooler post-frontal conditions expected for the middle of next week. LHZ361-362-250400- 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- 351 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...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 likely in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast after midnight. 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Showers likely in the evening...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the south late in the morning...then veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers likely...then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northwest until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-250400- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 351 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then veering to the southwest late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-250400- MAFOR 2421/ HURON NORTH 12300 11210 11310 12316 11400 11600. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday. HURON SOUTH 13200 11300 11306 11406 11500 11600. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ KGK 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)