


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
053 FZUS63 KDTX 281338 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 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...A cold front, 29.90 inches, will pull a line of showers and some embedded thunderstorms down into Lake Erie today. High pressure, 30.10 inches, will fill in behind the front, settling over the Great Lakes by tomorrow afternoon. LHZ361-282145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northwest early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-282145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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- 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the north with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then backing to the northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-282145- MAFOR 2815/ HURON NORTH 11810 14820 13810. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday morning. HURON SOUTH 11820 11830 13820 13810. A chance of waterspouts this afternoon. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight and Friday morning. $$ SF 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)