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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 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...A weak cold front sinks across the Great Lakes early
this morning, with high pressure then passing across northern
Ontario the rest of the day. The cold front stalls near the
southern Great Lakes into Thursday. Another cold front passes
southward through the region Thursday night into early Friday.

LHZ361-162200-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast late
in the morning...then becoming light and variable late in the
afternoon becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A
chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots
by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet by
midnight.


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LHZ362-363-162200-
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-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots by midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
early in the morning...then showers likely until early evening. A
chance of showers by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.


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LHZ462>464-162200-
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-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the east late in
the evening. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the evening...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots
by midnight. Showers...then a chance of showers by midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to
4 feet.


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LHZ461-162200-
MAFOR 1615/
HURON NORTH 11800 12700 11800 13100 11200. Waves 2 feet or
less.

HURON SOUTH 12800 13100 11200 12100. Waves 2 feet or less.

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DRK

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