Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
511 FZUS63 KDTX 030205 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1005 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 pass across Lake Huron and southern Ontario on Saturday. This high will quickly exit east of the region Saturday night. A low pressure system tracking across northern Ontario into northern Quebec will then drive a cold front across the region on Sunday. LHZ361>363-031015- 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- 1005 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .REST OF 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. $$ LHZ462>464-031015- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 1005 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening... then building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-031015- MAFOR 0303/ HURON NORTH 11710 11810 11800 11100 11300 13400. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday and Saturday evening. HURON SOUTH 12810 11800 11100 11200 13300. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday evening. $$ AA 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)