Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
390 FZUS63 KDTX 261943 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 343 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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...High pressure around 30.10 inches will build eastward across the region today and will persist into Friday. Meanwhile a low pressure system around 29.10 inches will lift north toward the Ohio Valley Friday before stalling and weakening through Saturday. This will lead to increased easterly flow and Small Craft Advisories for Lake Erie and Lake St Clair. LHZ361-362-270345- 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- 343 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then veering to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-270345- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 343 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the southeast in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-270345- MAFOR 2621/ HURON NORTH 13500 11600 11800 11100 12200. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11100 14200 11200 12100. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ DRK 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)