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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
328 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 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, 30.20 inches, drifts over the central
Great Lakes through early Saturday. Active pattern returns late
Sunday into Monday as a warm front lifts through the area
bringing showers and storms.

LHZ361-291530-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
328 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east in the
late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and
variable early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers
in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. A chance of showers in the morning...then
showers likely late in the morning. A chance of showers late in
the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest by
midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet
or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-291530-
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-
328 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the
evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms . Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south
early in the evening...then backing to the south 5 to 10 knots by
midnight. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ462>464-291530-
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-
328 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast after midnight. Showers in the evening...then a chance
of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south late
in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers early
in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms .
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north
by midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
morning...then a chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ461-291530-
MAFOR 2909/
HURON NORTH 11500 12510 12400 11500 11600 11500. A chance of
showers tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 14510 11400 11500 11600 11500. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight.

$$

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