Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
839 FZUS63 KDTX 220155 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 955 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 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 fills into the Great Lakes region today, providing dry and subsiding northwest flow for the rest of the week. LHZ361-221000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 955 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the southeast late in the afternoon veering to the south late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southeast early in the evening veering to the south by midnight. Showers likely by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-221000- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 955 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds to around 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots . A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet . .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers . Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-221000- 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- 955 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to around 30 knots. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the evening...then backing to the southeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-221000- MAFOR 2203/ HURON NORTH 11730 11740 14730 11720 11730. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. HURON SOUTH 14730 12720 12710. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Occasional wave height around 15 feet overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening. $$ 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)