Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
427 FZUS63 KDTX 111355 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 955 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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, 30.00 inches, gradually builds into the central Great Lakes today. The ridge then slowly drifts east of the region through midweek leading to a period of dry weather and lighter winds locally as temperatures steadily rise. The next low pressure system, 29.40 inches, arrives Thursday into Friday with opportunities for showers and thunderstorms. LHZ361-112200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 955 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-112200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 955 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Showers likely in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. A chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-112200- 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- 955 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the morning...then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-112200- MAFOR 1115/ HURON NORTH 13300 12400 11410 11400 11410. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 12200 12300 14400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)