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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
341 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 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, drifts into the mid-
Atlantic today and Saturday. Winds organize out of the southwest
Saturday ahead of increasing thunderstorm chances late Saturday
night into early next week.

LHZ361-241545-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
341 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early
in the morning.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the
morning. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the
southeast early in the evening veering to the southwest by
midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


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LHZ362-363-241545-
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-
341 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the morning.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots by midnight...then becoming light and variable after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon...then veering to the south late in the
evening. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late in
the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east .
Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early
in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


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LHZ462>464-241545-
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-
341 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
south after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
late in the afternoon...then veering to the south late in the
evening. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late in
the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
early in the evening...then veering to the south by midnight. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
early in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to
5 feet.


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LHZ461-241545-
MAFOR 2409/
HURON NORTH 12500 11400 14410 11400. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

HURON SOUTH 13500 11400 12300 12400. Waves 2 feet or less.

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MV

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