Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
807 FZUS63 KDTX 141348 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 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, 30.20 inches, settles in through the day bringing relaxed flow and dry weather. Low pressure, 29.40 inches, then tracks across northern Ontario Tuesday which elevates wind gusts to gale force gusts across central and northern Lake Huron. A Gale Warning is in effect there from late tonight through Tuesday afternoon. LHZ361-142200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Showers in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest by midnight...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots . A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until afternoon becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-142200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots late in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening...then becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 knot gales. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast by midnight. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-142200- 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- 948 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-142200- MAFOR 1415/ HURON NORTH...Gale Warning in effect...11700 11600 11300 11310 11420 11436 19456 12446 19456. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet...THEN building to 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet tonight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Occasional wave height around 18 feet Tuesday morning. HURON SOUTH...Gale Warning in effect...12800 11200 11300 11410 11430 12430 19450. A chance of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet Tuesday morning. $$ AM 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)