Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
994 FZUS63 KDTX 190813 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 407 AM EDT Sun May 19 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...Humid conditions maintain areas of fog through the morning. A weak cold front moves through today before stalling over the region as high pressure builds back in. The next low pressure system is then expected to move across the area Monday night into Tuesday. A stronger low and associated cold front follow on Wednesday. LHZ361-362-192000- 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- 407 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the afternoon...then backing to the north late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the south after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest early in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely early in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-192000- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 407 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the afternoon...then backing to the north late in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-191400- MAFOR 1909/ HURON NORTH 11400 11500 12600 12700 11800 11100. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13400 11200 13100 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CB 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)