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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 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...A quasi-stationary front holds over the southern Great
Lakes through Thursday, bringing waves of showers and
thunderstorms across the waters. High pressure, 30.00 inches,
will dominate the region to the north of the front. Light winds
will be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall
northerly trend over Lake Huron and southerly toward western Lake
Erie.

LHZ361-130345-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
342 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming
light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast 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 evening. A chance of showers late in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west in the
late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots . A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west .
Waves 1 to 3 feet.


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LHZ362-363-130345-
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-
342 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the
evening becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west early in
the evening...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight.
A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots until early evening...then veering to the east by
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


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LHZ462>464-130345-
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-
342 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east
after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming north 10 to 15 knots
by midnight. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.


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LHZ461-130345-
MAFOR 1221/
HURON NORTH 16700. Waves 2 feet or less.

HURON SOUTH 11100 11800 14700 11700 11800. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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DRK

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