Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
078 FZUS63 KDTX 280136 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 936 PM EDT Sun Sep 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...High pressure, 30.30 inches, holds over the Great Lakes through tomorrow. Light winds persist with high pressure in place. The next chance for rain showers and possibly some thunderstorms will enter Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a cold front. LHZ361-280945- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 936 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west . Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-280945- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 936 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the evening...then veering to the northwest by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning...then showers likely until early evening. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet . .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the evening decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . $$ LHZ462>464-280945- 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- 936 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers . Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers until afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-280945- MAFOR 2803/ HURON NORTH 14800 11800 13700. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 16800. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM 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)