Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
763 FZUS63 KDTX 171350 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 950 AM EDT Fri May 17 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 frontal boundary eases eastward across the region this morning before dissipating today. Weak high pressure averaging 29.90 inches then follows through the weekend with the next low pressure system likely to move through Monday night into Tuesday. LHZ361-362-172200- 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- 950 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then backing to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers...then showers likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-172200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 950 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Rain showers likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ461-172200- MAFOR 1715/ HURON NORTH 11400 15300 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11400 15300 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ MV 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)