Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
658 FZUS63 KDTX 080145 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 PM EDT Tue May 7 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...Occluding Midwestern low pressure, 29.40 inches, lifts a warm front into the region this evening before its cold front crosses tonight. A secondary low pressure system then follows on Thursday. LHZ361-080945- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 945 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Showers this evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southwest early in the evening veering to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-080945- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 945 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast after midnight...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Showers likely this evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the morning...then building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then backing to the southwest late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then veering to the west in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots until early morning. A chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-080945- 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- 945 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast after midnight...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then veering to the south late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast early in the evening...then backing to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-080945- MAFOR 0803/ HURON NORTH 11226 12210 12206 11810 12800. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11316 11410 11400 11500 11510 11610 11710 11720. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ KDK 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)