Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
645 FZUS63 KDTX 060739 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 339 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 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...Favorable marine conditions are forecast through the rest of the weekend as high pressure (30.1 inches) settles over the central Great Lakes. A low pressure system arrives Tuesday night into Wednesday with associated fronts leading to rising thunderstorm chances. LHZ361-061545- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 339 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west . Gusts to 35 knot gales. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms early in the morning...then a chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots . Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. $$ LHZ362-363-061545- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 339 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely late in the afternoon. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming west 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms early in the morning...then a chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-061545- 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- 339 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then veering to the southeast after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Showers likely early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-061545- MAFOR 0609/ HURON NORTH 13100 11400 13500 11600. Waves nearly calm. HURON SOUTH 14100 11800 12100 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SC 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)