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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 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 low pressure system pulls a cold front across the
region through Tuesday morning. The low then stalls near the
eastern Great Lakes while high pressure builds into the western
Great Lakes Tuesday into Thursday. This maintains a period of
moderate northerly flow through midweek.

LHZ361-282145-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots
by midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-282145-
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-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then becoming light and variable
by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers . Waves
2 feet or less.


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LHZ462>464-282145-
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-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning increasing
to 10 to 15 knots...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers . Waves
2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-282145-
MAFOR 2815/
HURON NORTH 11810 12710 14810 11810. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 14820 11810 13820. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

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SS

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