Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
312 FZUS63 KDTX 281342 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 942 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 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. LHZ361-282145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 942 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots late in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots late in the evening...then becoming light and variable after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers...then showers likely late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .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 building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-282145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 942 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots veering to the west . Showers likely...then a chance of showers by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-282145- 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- 942 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy dense fog. 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 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning... then showers likely until early evening. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . $$ LHZ461-282145- MAFOR 2815/ HURON NORTH 11800 14700 13600. Waves nearly calm. HURON SOUTH 15800 12700. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ KDK 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)