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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 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 ridge of high pressure, 30.00 inches, still
resides over the Great Lakes through tonight. A warm front then
arrives on Tuesday with unsettled conditions persisting through
the end of the week as several disturbances move through the
region.

LHZ361-362-170400-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond
5NM off shore-
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Showers likely in the evening...then
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west late
in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet late in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Showers likely
until afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms until early evening. A
chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

$$

LHZ363-170400-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning...then
veering to the south after midnight. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
late in the morning...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots late
in the afternoon backing to the southwest late in the evening. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
late in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms until early evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LHZ462>464-170400-
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-
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...
then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Showers and a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
late in the morning...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in
the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest in
the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the north
early in the evening veering to the southeast in the late evening
and early morning. A chance of. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early
in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and early morning.

$$

LHZ461-170400-
MAFOR 1621/
HURON NORTH 13300 11400 14410. A chance of showers Tuesday
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
Tuesday.

HURON SOUTH 13300 12400 13410. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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