Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
461 FZUS63 KDTX 020148 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 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 diffuse high pressure system, 30.00 inches, will hold over the Great Lakes through the afternoon tomorrow, maintaining lighter winds. A cold front is then projected to move across the region on Monday. Breezy conditions, possibly to gales, are expected late tonight through tomorrow, both in the vicinity of and in the wake of the cold front. LHZ361-021000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 948 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales in the late evening and overnight. Rain likely in the evening...then rain after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to 12 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Rain in the morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain late in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the evening becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening...then building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. $$ LHZ362-363-462-021000- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- 948 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Rain likely after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Rain likely in the morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain late in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots until early morning. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the southwest early in the evening...then becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the evening... then building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ463-464-021000- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 948 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the late evening and overnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of rain in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then backing to the southwest late in the evening. A chance of rain late in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots until early morning. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southwest early in the evening becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the evening... then building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and early morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-021000- MAFOR 0203/ HURON NORTH 11700 13600 12510 11520 11530. A chance of rain Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Sunday evening. HURON SOUTH 11700 13600 12510 11520 11540. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Sunday. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Sunday evening. $$ AA 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)