Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
804 FZUS63 KDTX 221953 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 353 PM EDT Wed May 22 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 low pressure system drifts north of Lake Superior at around 29.30 inches through tonight, sending a cold front through the eastern lakes this evening. High pressure then builds in for Thursday and Friday before the next warm front lifts north Friday night. LHZ361-230400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 353 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming light and variable late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-230400- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 353 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest late in the evening. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east until early evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-230400- 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- 353 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast until early evening...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-230400- MAFOR 2221/ HURON NORTH 11610 12510 11500 13510 11500. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. HURON SOUTH 11610 12510 12500 13510. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet...THEN subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. $$ 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)