Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
800 FZUS63 KDTX 100830 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 330 AM EST Fri Jan 10 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...Low pressure, 29.60 inches, drags a cold front across the Great Lakes tonight leading to widespread snow for the marine zones this afternoon through Saturday morning. High pressure, 30.00 inches, then builds in Saturday to support quieter marine conditions. LHZ361-101630- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the west early in the morning. A chance of snow in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow in the morning...then snow likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots until early morning. A chance of snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest early in the evening...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-101630- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Snow in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the west early in the morning. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-101630- 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- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Snow in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow early in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LHZ461-101630- MAFOR 1010/ HURON NORTH 11410 12420 11427 11527 12510 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 12510 11410 11427 11527 12517 11610. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$ KDK 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)