Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
850 FZUS63 KDTX 041952 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 352 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 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, 30.00 inches, departs to the east this afternoon as a weak low moves in from the upper Mississippi Valley. This system sends a warm front north across the region tonight with a cold front following on Sunday morning. High pressure builds back in for Monday into much of Tuesday before the first of a series of disturbances arrives late Tuesday. LHZ361>363-050400- 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- 352 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the south early in the morning. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Areas of fog in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south until early evening...then veering to the north in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-050400- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 352 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest until early evening...then veering to the north in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. $$ LHZ461-050400- MAFOR 0421/ HURON NORTH 11200 11310 11410 11414 11504 11723 12720. A chance of showers overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday. HURON SOUTH 11200 11300 12410 11413 11603 11710 11810. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ TF 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)