Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
773 FZUS63 KDTX 011459 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 959 AM EST Sun Nov 1 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 expands into the mid Atlantic today while increasing to 30.60 inches. This high will sustain relatively light winds. A slow moving deepening low pressure system will move from the central Plains Monday to northern Minnesota Tuesday. This system will drag a slow moving cold front into the Great Lakes region Tuesday night into Wednesday as the low lifts into northern Ontario. LHZ361>363-012300- 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- 959 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening...then rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . Rain likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then backing to the north by midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-012300- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 959 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Rain likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-012300- MAFOR 0116/ HURON NORTH 11500 12400 14500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13400 14500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ KGK 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)