Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
607 FZUS63 KDTX 290148 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 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 slowly deepening area of low pressure (29.50 inches) tracking just north of the northern Great Lakes tonight will drag a cold front through the Central Great Lakes tomorrow. Scattered light showers are possible. Brisk cold air behind the front will support northwest gusts of 25 to 30 knots over northern Lake Huron Thursday evening and night. LHZ361-362-291000- 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- 948 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon... then becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming light and variable late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southeast . Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ363-291000- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 948 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-291000- 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- 948 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-291000- MAFOR 2903/ HURON NORTH 11410 11420 12520 11610 13720. A chance of showers overnight and Thursday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Thursday and Thursday evening. HURON SOUTH 12410 13520 11620 12710. A chance of showers Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Thursday evening. $$ MV 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)