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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 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, 30.10 inches, exits east of the central
Great Lakes this evening. Southwest winds then slowly increase
through tomorrow, ahead of a cold front. This front looks to get
hung up over southern lower Michigan, leading to occasional
showers in the Wednesday to Friday timeframe.

LHZ361-300345-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain in
the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon...
then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon...
then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots . A chance
of rain in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet .


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LHZ362-363-300345-
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-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the afternoon. Rain
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5
feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the morning...then increasing to 20 to 25 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon decreasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of rain in the
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots by
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots . Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around
8 feet.


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LHZ462>464-300345-
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-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
in the evening...then rain likely after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Rain likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Rain likely.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots until early evening...then veering to the east by
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in
the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the evening becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.


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LHZ461-300345-
MAFOR 2921/
HURON NORTH 11300 12410 12500 11516 12426. Waves 2 feet or
less tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
Wednesday.

HURON SOUTH 11300 12410 14510 11410. A chance of rain
Wednesday. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday.

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SF

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