Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
699 FZUS63 KDTX 041340 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 940 AM 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, 30.10 inches, builds in briefly this morning before a weak low moves into the upper Mississippi Valley this afternoon. This system sends a warm front north across the region tonight with a cold front following Sunday morning. High pressure builds back in for the early work week. LHZ361>363-042145- 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- 940 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of dense fog late in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East 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. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers 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 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. 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 north early in the evening...then veering to the east in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-042145- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 940 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of dense fog late in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest until early evening...then veering to the southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-042145- MAFOR 0415/ HURON NORTH 12200 19204 11200 12310 11416 11516 11610. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight and Sunday morning. HURON SOUTH 12100 19104 11200 11300 11310 12410 11510. A chance of showers overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ AM 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)