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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
956 PM EDT Fri May 23 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, will exit north of Lake
Ontario today, reinforcing northwest flow across the Great Lakes.
High pressure, 30.20 inches, then fills in through the weekend,
centering over the region by Monday.

LHZ361-241000-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
956 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LHZ362-363-241000-
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-
956 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

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

$$

LHZ462>464-241000-
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-
956 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

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

$$

LHZ461-241000-
MAFOR 2403/
HURON NORTH 16710. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

HURON SOUTH 14710 11710 13700. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

MR

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