Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
778 FZUS63 KDTX 220722 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 322 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 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, 30.60 inches, builds into Quebec today leading to continued modest east-northeast winds over the central Great Lakes with mainly dry conditions. Sporadic light shower chances exist over Lake St. Clair and western Erie tonight. A weak low pressure system should emerge over the northern portion of the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, and could lead to slightly broader coverage of showers for the south-central Great Lakes on Wednesday. LHZ361-221530- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 322 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning increasing to 10 to 15 knots...then becoming east 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. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-221530- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 322 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the northeast late in the afternoon veering to the east late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots . Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-221530- 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- 322 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-221530- MAFOR 2209/ HURON NORTH 11210 12220 14210 11210. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 12220 13120 13220. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. $$ MR 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)