Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
520 FZUS63 KDTX 041336 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 936 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 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, 30.20 inches, continues to influence the region through Thursday morning. Weak Plains low pressure, 29.80 inches, lifts into the Great Lakes Friday and Saturday bringing moderate winds and chances for scattered thunderstorms. LHZ361-042145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 936 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Showers likely in the morning... then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing 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. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-042145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 936 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Showers in the evening...then showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-042145- 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 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming light and variable late in the afternoon. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-042145- MAFOR 0415/ HURON NORTH 11400 11410 11310 11400 12500 11400 11500. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday morning. HURON SOUTH 14400 11500 11400 12500. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)