


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
835 FZUS63 KDTX 081939 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 339 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 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 into the Great Lakes from the northwest on Wednesday. This high will influence the region through Thursday. The next cold front arrives over the western Great Lakes Thursday night into early Friday. LHZ361-090345- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 339 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming light and variable early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ362-363-090345- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 339 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the east late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. A chance of waterspouts late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ462>464-090345- 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- 339 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of waterspouts late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-090345- MAFOR 0821/ HURON NORTH 11710 12800 11100 11200 11300 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 12810 11800 11100 12200 11300 11400. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. $$ 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)