FZUS63 KDTX 291348 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 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, 30.70 inches, drifts across the Ohio Valley today. Westerly winds then become southwesterly ahead of the next cold front that sweeps across the Great Lakes Tuesday night. LHZ361-292200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the north late in the evening. Rain likely. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming north 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet . Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots by midnight. A chance of snow and rain by midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ362-363-292200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening...then rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots late in the evening. Rain likely...then a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots increasing to 30 knots by midnight. A chance of rain. A chance of snow . Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-292200- 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- 948 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening...then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then veering to the south late in the afternoon veering to the west late in the evening. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late in the evening. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then veering to the northeast by midnight. A chance of rain early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then becoming east 20 to 25 knots by midnight. A chance of snow. A chance of rain until early evening...then rain likely by midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. $$ LHZ461-292200- MAFOR 2915/ HURON NORTH 11510 11400 12410 13510 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 12510 13410 13510. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ AM 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)