Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
706 FZUS63 KDTX 170750 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 350 AM EDT Mon Jun 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...The Great Lakes will remain wedged between high pressure over the western Atlantic and low pressure, 29.50 inches, which will move from the Dakotas into western Lake Superior late tonight into tomorrow evening. This will reinforce south to southwest flow over the lakes through the early week period. Winds remain light, with some localized strong winds expected through the Saginaw Bay into central Lake Huron given the favorable southwest fetch. LHZ361-171600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 350 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon...then becoming light and variable late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then becoming light and variable in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-171600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 350 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots until early evening...then becoming light and variable in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-171600- 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- 350 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-171600- MAFOR 1709/ HURON NORTH 11410 11510 12400 12300 12400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 11410 11510 12400 11410 13400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms today and this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ SC 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)