![National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/build/images/header/noaa.d87e0251.png)
![National Weather Service](/build/images/header/nws.4e6585d8.png)
![United States Department of Commerce](/build/images/header/doc.b38ba91a.png)
Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
939 FZUS63 KDTX 121957 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 357 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 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...Surface high pressure drifts further east today with some isolated showers/storms locally this evening. Temperatures increase steadily throughout the weekend. Storms return with broader coverage Sunday and Monday upon arrival of a warm front and approaching trough from the west. Some stronger storms are possible both days. LHZ361-362-130400- 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- 357 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-130400- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 357 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots until early evening...then veering to the southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-130400- MAFOR 1221/ HURON NORTH 13400 13500 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 12300 12400 12500 12400. Waves nearly calm. $$ KGK 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)