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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 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...High pressure, 30.50 inches, expands over the central
Great Lakes tonight through Monday. A strong arctic cold front
arrives midweek bringing a period of stronger preceding southwest
and trailing northwest winds.

LHZ361-012230-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of
snow after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Snow. A chance of snow late
in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in
the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots until early evening...then becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow
early in the morning. A chance of snow in the late evening and
early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
8 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow
until afternoon...then snow likely until early morning. Waves
3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ362-363-012230-
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-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon...then building to 2 to
4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow.
Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots increasing to 30 knots late in the morning...then
decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late
in the afternoon veering to the northwest late in the evening. A
chance of snow in the morning...then snow likely late in the
morning. A chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then becoming southwest 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow
early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow until
early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-012230-
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-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots veering to the west late in the evening. A chance of
snow in the morning...then snow likely. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots until early evening...then backing to the southwest in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow early in the
morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning.
Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.


$$

LHZ461-012230-
MAFOR 0116/
HURON NORTH 12510 14520 11510 11610. A chance of snow tonight
and Tuesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to
5 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Tuesday morning.

HURON SOUTH 13510 12520 12510 11600. A chance of snow tonight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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