Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
495 FZUS63 KDTX 210143 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 943 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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 ridge of high pressure, 29.90 inches, will fill back in tomorrow, before low pressure, 29.70 inches, brings the next likely chance rain and some thunderstorms starting Sunday afternoon and evening. A cold front will move through in the wake of this low pressure system, veering wind direction from SSE to NNW. LHZ361-210945- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 943 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning becoming light and variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-210945- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 943 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then backing to the northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-210945- 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- 943 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-210945- MAFOR 2103/ HURON NORTH 11306 12400 11500 12600 11400 11300. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13400 11500 11600 11700 11100 11200. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. A chance of showers Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM 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)