Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
929 FZUS63 KDTX 250753 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 353 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 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...The cold front has moved across western portions of Lake Superior this morning. This front slowly drops southeast across the region through Sunday night. Ahead of the front, southwest winds increase slightly on Sunday, with north winds filling in behind the front late Sunday into Monday. Following the passage of the cold front, a transient area of high pressure, averaging 30.60 inches, drops southeast across eastern Canada and the New England area through mid-week, while an area of low pressure lifts north across Northern Plains and up into the Canadian Prairies. LHZ361-362-251600- 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- 353 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west late in the evening...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots . A chance of rain until afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . $$ LHZ363-462>464-251600- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 353 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots . Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots . A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . $$ LHZ461-251600- MAFOR 2509/ HURON NORTH 11410 12510 11410 11600 13700. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11400 11510 11410 12400 11500 11700 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BT 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)