Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
298 FZUS63 KDTX 301346 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 946 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 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...A warm front develops over the Great Lakes today into Monday, bringing an unsettled period with showers and storms. Low pressure forming over the Dakotas slowly tracks across northern Ontario through the midweek. Its cold front is likely to stall across the area on Wednesday. LHZ361-302200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 946 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the morning...then veering to the south 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon veering to the southeast late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until afternoon becoming light and variable...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-302200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 946 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely late in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then veering to the southwest after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots by midnight. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning... then a chance of showers until early evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-302200- 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- 946 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers late in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon...then veering to the south late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...then a chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-302200- MAFOR 3015/ HURON NORTH 12400 14300 11300 11306. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11416 13406 11300 12306 11406. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF 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)