Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
567 FZUS63 KDTX 021941 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 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, will move from the Upper Midwest today to Lake Huron and southern Ontario by Saturday. This high will quickly exit east of the region by Sunday. A low pressure system tracking across northern Ontario into northern Quebec will then drive a cold front across the region on Sunday. LHZ361>363-030400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 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- 341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet by midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-030400- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 341 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early evening... then building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-030400- MAFOR 0221/ HURON NORTH 12720 11710 11810 11800 11100 11300 11400. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday. HURON SOUTH 11820 11710 12810 11800 11100 11200 11300. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. $$ TF 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)