


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
109 FZUS63 KDTX 170820 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 420 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 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...A low pressure system, around 29.50 inches, tracking across Lake Superior today will pull a warm front up through the region. A second low will then lift through Lower MI and Lake Huron on Wednesday bringing a chance of strong to severe storms. A cold front will stall over the region on Thursday. LHZ361-362-171630- 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- 420 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late in the morning...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east until early morning. A chance of showers until early morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ363-171630- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 420 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the south after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late in the morning...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east until early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until afternoon...then a chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-171630- 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- 420 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-171630- MAFOR 1709/ HURON NORTH 14410 11500 13700. A chance of showers this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 11400 14410 11500 11800 11100. A chance of showers this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA 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)