Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
588 FZUS63 KDTX 061403 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 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 strong cold front exits Lake Huron this morning with its parent low pressure system, 29.20 inches, tracking toward Hudson Bay. Moderate northwest winds follow the front late today into Monday. LHZ361-362-062215- 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- 1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers likely in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early morning. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southwest until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ363-462-463-062215- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- 1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ464-062215- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon...then becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the evening decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and early morning. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-062215- MAFOR 0615/ HURON NORTH 11620 11630 11730 12736 13730. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet. HURON SOUTH 11520 11620 11630 14730 11730. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet. $$ BT 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)