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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 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, 30.30 inches, will move from the Upper
Midwest today to Lake Huron and southern Ontario by Saturday.
This high will quickly exit east of the region by Sunday. A low
pressure system tracking across northern Ontario into northern
Quebec will then drive a cold front across the region on Sunday.

LHZ361>363-030400-
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-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of
rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to
10 to 15 knots early in the evening increasing to 15 to 20 knots
by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet by
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-030400-
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-
341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in
the evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening...
then building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.


$$

LHZ461-030400-
MAFOR 0221/
HURON NORTH 12720 11710 11810 11800 11100 11300 11400.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet
or less Saturday.

HURON SOUTH 11820 11710 12810 11800 11100 11200 11300.
Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

$$

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