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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
947 PM EDT Sat Oct 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...A ridge of high pressure, 30.10 inches, expands over
the central Great Lakes through Monday. A cold front is expected
to wash out over the western Great Lakes late Monday with broad
high pressure then building into the region for midweek.

LHZ361-121000-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
947 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
south in the late evening and early morning...then veering to the
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming north 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the evening...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.


$$

LHZ362-363-121000-
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-
947 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. A chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet.


$$

LHZ462>464-121000-
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-
947 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
south after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots until early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.


$$

LHZ461-121000-
MAFOR 1203/
HURON NORTH 11210 15310 11310. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

HURON SOUTH 11210 11200 11210 12310 12200 11310. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

$$

CB

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)


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.