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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
943 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

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, 30.20 inches, drifts eastward and away
from the eastern Great Lakes today. Active pattern returns late
Sunday into Monday as a warm front lifts through the area bringing
showers and storms.

LHZ361-292200-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
943 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east in the
late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and
variable early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers
in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. A chance of showers in the morning...then
showers likely late in the morning. A chance of showers late in
the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest by
midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet
or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-292200-
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 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the
evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms . Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south
early in the evening...then backing to the south 5 to 10 knots by
midnight. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ462>464-292200-
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 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast after midnight. Showers in the evening...then a chance
of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south late
in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers early
in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north
by midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-292200-
MAFOR 2915/
HURON NORTH 11510 12400 11500 11600 12500 11406. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 12510 11400 11500 11600 11500 12400. A chance of
showers overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet this
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Sunday morning.

$$

TF

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