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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
948 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 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.

LHZ361-281000-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
948 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northwest after midnight...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.
.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...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. 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. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.


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LHZ362-363-281000-
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-
948 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west
after midnight...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. Thunderstorms this evening...then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.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 4 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 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 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. 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. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers . Waves
2 feet or less.


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LHZ462>464-281000-
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-
948 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Gusts to 30 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
around 30 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 becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then becoming light and variable by
midnight. A chance of showers . Waves 2 feet or less.


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LHZ461-281000-
MAFOR 2803/
HURON NORTH 11706 11800 14810 11710 11810. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11706 11800 11810 14820 11820. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 2
to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. Occasional wave height around
8 feet Tuesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Tuesday evening.

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BT

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