Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
245 FZUS63 KDTX 300231 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 931 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 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...Low pressure, 29.70 inches, will lift northeast over central Lake Huron Sunday morning before departing for Ontario by afternoon. A period of northwest gales behind the low is expected over much of Lake Huron late in the afternoon and early evening hours. A gale warning is in effect for much of Lake Huron during this time. LHZ361-301045- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 931 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Snow likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of snow in the morning. A chance of snow late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the morning...then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots until early morning. A chance of snow early in the morning...then snow until early evening. Snow likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the southwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-462>464-301045- 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- 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- 931 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times this evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon becoming west to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the afternoon. Rain and snow in the morning...then snow and rain in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 8 to 12 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until early evening. Snow likely until early evening. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow until afternoon. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. $$ LHZ461-301045- MAFOR 3004/ HURON NORTH...Gale Warning in effect...12337 11327 11227 11827 11837 11737 11730. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet. HURON SOUTH...Gale Warning in effect...12337 11436 11527 11627 11737 19757 11747 19757 11740 19750. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 9 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Occasional wave height around 15 feet Sunday. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Occasional wave height around 18 feet Sunday evening. $$ KDK 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)