Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
070 FZUS63 KDTX 211959 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 359 PM EDT Mon Sep 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, 30.40 inches, lingers over Ontario, building southeastward early this week. This leads to prolonged moderate northeast winds over the central Great Lakes with mainly dry conditions. Sporadic light shower chances exist over Lake St. Clair and western Erie this evening and/or Tuesday night. 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. LHZ361-220400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 359 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .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 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-220400- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 359 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-220400- 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- 359 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...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 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 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. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-220400- MAFOR 2121/ HURON NORTH 13110 12210 12220 11210. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 12120 14220 12120. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Tuesday. $$ KGK 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)