Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
171 FZUS63 KDTX 031955 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 355 PM EDT Fri May 3 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...A cold front will track east across the central Great Lakes this evening before stalling tonight near Lake Erie. High pressure builds in briefly overnight before the next low moves into the Midwest on Saturday. This causes the stalled front to lift back north as a warm front Saturday night, with another cold frontal passage on Sunday. Stronger high pressure builds overhead for the early work week. LHZ361-362-040400- 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- 355 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Rain showers likely until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the evening veering to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ363-462-040400- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- 355 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Rain showers likely until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southeast early in the evening backing to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely early in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ463-464-040400- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 355 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast until early morning. Showers likely until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in the evening...then veering to the west 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely early in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-040400- MAFOR 0321/ HURON NORTH 11704 11804 11104 13204 12203. A chance of rain showers early this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11104 11100 14104 11103 11203. A chance of showers this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)