Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
330 FZUS63 KDTX 020127 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 927 PM EDT Wed May 1 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, 30.09 inches, will gradually build into the great lakes region on Thursday. Winds emerge from an easterly direction as the high remains over the region through Thursday night. The next low pressure system tracks into the northern great lakes Friday. Potential for thunderstorms across the area lakes Friday afternoon and evening. LHZ361>363-020930- 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- 927 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then becoming 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-020930- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 927 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in the late evening and overnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east late in the evening. A chance of showers. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the north until early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-020930- MAFOR 0203/ HURON NORTH 12610 12710 11700 11600 11400 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Thursday. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday evening. HURON SOUTH 14700 11700 11800 11100 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ MR 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)