Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
756 FZUS63 KDTX 041947 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 347 PM EDT Thu Jul 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...A weak trough, 29.90 inches, settles across the region this evening. The next low pressure system follows on Friday with showers and thunderstorms likely. A cold front moves through Friday night with unsettled conditions continuing into Saturday as a trough lingers over the region. Weak high pressure then fills in on Sunday. LHZ361-050400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 347 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots 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. $$ LHZ362-363-050400- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 347 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north in the late evening and early morning...then backing to the southwest after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the south 5 to 10 knots early in the evening backing to the west in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-050400- 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- 347 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon...then veering to the southeast late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-050400- MAFOR 0421/ HURON NORTH 12600 11800 11100 12200 11210 11216. A chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 1 to 3 feet Friday. HURON SOUTH 15200 11300 11306. A chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ 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)