Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
857 FZUS63 KDTX 311314 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 914 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 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, 30.50 inches, centered over the eastern Great Lakes today, will expand into the mid Atlantic on Sunday while increasing to 30.60 inches. This high will influence the region through the weekend, sustaining relatively light winds. A slow moving deepening low pressure system will move from the central Plains Monday to northern Minnesota Tuesday. This system will drag a slow moving cold front into the Great Lakes region Tuesday night into Wednesday as the low lifts into northern Ontario. LHZ361>363-312115- 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- 914 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots. Rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain early in the evening. Rain likely by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Rain likely until afternoon...then a chance of rain . Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-312115- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 914 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely until afternoon...then a chance of rain . Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ461-312115- MAFOR 3115/ HURON NORTH 11500 14400 13500. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 14400 11400 11410 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SC 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)