Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
075 FZUS63 KDTX 291952 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 252 PM EST Sat Nov 29 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...Low pressure, depeening to 29.60 inches, will lift northeast out of the Central Plains today and track through Central Lake Huron tomorrow afternoon. A period of northwest gales behind the low is expected over much of Lake Huron late in the afternoon and early evening hours. A gale warning is in effect for much of Lake Huron during this time. LHZ361-300400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 252 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. A chance of snow in the evening... then snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Snow likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of snow in the morning. A chance of snow late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the morning...then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots until early morning. A chance of snow early in the morning...then snow until early evening. Snow likely in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the southwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-462>464-300400- 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- 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- 252 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. A chance of snow in the evening...then snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knot with gusts to 30 knots, becoming west-northwest to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the afternoon. Rain and snow in the morning...then snow and rain in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 12 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon...then building to 3 to 5 feet late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until early evening. Snow likely until early evening. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 10 to 14 feet until early morning. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow until afternoon. A chance of snow in the late evening and early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ461-300400- MAFOR 2922/ HURON NORTH...Gale Warning in effect...12317 12337 11327 11227 11827 11837. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet... THEN building to 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Sunday. HURON SOUTH...Gale Warning in effect...11317 11327 12337 11436 11527 11627 11737 19757. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet...THEN building to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 9 feet Sunday. $$ 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)