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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
318 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 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 weak surface front crosses Lake Huron this evening
before retreating back toward the north. A relatively strong low
tracks across the northern Great Lakes Monday night with milder
air working in on a moderate south wind. The cold front follows
on Tuesday with limited moisture before high pressure builds in
Tuesday night into Wednesday. Mainly dry conditions expected
though Wednesday.

LHZ361-100330-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
318 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then
backing to the west after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early morning. A chance of rain in the late
evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.


$$

LHZ362-363-100330-
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-
318 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the evening...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
early in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning
and afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 10 to 14 feet in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 8 to
12 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east
until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early morning. A chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-100330-
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-
318 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south
early in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to
6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
southeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots until early morning. A chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.


$$

LHZ461-100330-
MAFOR 0921/
HURON NORTH 11510 11610 11710 11700 12600 11400 11410.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11520 11620 11610 12600 11500 12400. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet...THEN subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday.

$$

KGK

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