Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
888 FZUS63 KDTX 270147 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 947 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 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...Light and variable winds through Monday give way to stronger northerly winds for Tuesday, gusting 25 to 30 knots south half. Potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, mainly Monday afternoon and evening along and ahead of a cold front. LHZ361-271000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 947 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight...then backing to the southeast early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest by midnight...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. A chance of showers . Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-271000- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 947 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots . A chance of showers . Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-271000- 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- 947 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots . A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-271000- MAFOR 2703/ HURON NORTH 15400 11500 11700. A chance of showers Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 15400 11200 11106. A chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BT 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)