


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
101 FZUS63 KDTX 180758 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 358 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 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, 30.30 inches, over Ontario slowly advances east through today. In response, Great Lakes winds ease just slightly as they veer around to the east-southeast. The next low pressure system arrives Tuesday, triggering showers and thunderstorms across the region. LHZ361-181600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 358 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening... then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-181600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 358 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south until early evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-181600- 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- 358 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the morning. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the morning...then becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots 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 morning and early afternoon...then building to 2 to 4 feet until early morning. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-181600- MAFOR 1809/ HURON NORTH 12210 15310. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 11220 12210 13200 11310 11320. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet...subsiding to 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ 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)