Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
775 FZUS63 KDTX 020808 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 308 AM EST Mon Nov 2 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 slow moving deepening low pressure system will move from the central Plains Monday to northern Minnesota Tuesday. This will result in increasing southerly winds topping out in the 20 to 30 knot range. This system will drag a slow moving cold front into the Great Lakes region Tuesday night into Wednesday as the low weakens and tracks through Lake Superior on Thursday. LHZ361>363-021615- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 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- 308 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Rain likely late in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-021615- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 308 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of rain late in the morning. Rain likely late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north . A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-021615- MAFOR 0210/ HURON NORTH 11500 13400 13410 11416. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 11500 12400 14410 11410. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ MR 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)