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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
939 PM EDT Wed Jun 11 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, 30.10 inches, will build across the
Great Lakes and linger through the late week period. This will
occur as a frontal boundary settles into lower Michigan. This
boundary will bring potentially unsettled conditions Friday and
Saturday, with periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms.

LHZ361-120945-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
939 PM EDT Wed Jun 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
northwest in the late evening and early morning...then veering to
the north after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon...then becoming light and variable late in
the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 2 feet or less.


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LHZ362-363-120945-
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-
939 PM EDT Wed Jun 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight...then backing to the west early in the
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northeast in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
in the late evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ462>464-120945-
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-
939 PM EDT Wed Jun 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the late
evening and early morning becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning...then backing to the northeast late in the
afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.


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LHZ461-120945-
MAFOR 1203/
HURON NORTH 11710 14700 11600 12700. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11800 12700 12600 11800 12100. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday and Thursday evening.

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SC

Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
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Graphical marine forecasts are available online at
weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)


Forecast Time Series for Southern Lake Huron

Wind Speed Possibilities

 

Wind Direction and Speed Possibilities

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Gust Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wave Heights

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Wave Heights

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Wave Height Frequency Distribution

Significant Wave Probabilities

Water Level

St Clair River Currents

 

 

General Forecast Time Series Days 3-7

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Prototype: Under Development: Not to be relied on for Operational Decision Making.