FZUS63 KDTX 100150 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 950 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 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...Briefly dry conditions give way to additional opportunities for showers and perhaps a couple thunderstorms through the morning hours as an upper level disturbance moves across the northern Great Lakes. High pressure then builds in from the west to start the weekend with drier and weaker flow. Active weather will be possible again Sunday through Wednesday. LHZ361-101000- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 950 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Rain likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. Rain. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming north 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet . Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then becoming east 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Rain likely until afternoon. A chance of rain . Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-101000- 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- 950 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early in the morning. Snow likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon backing to the northwest. A chance of snow in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the morning...then becoming southwest to 30 knots late in the evening. A chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to 12 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the evening backing to the south by midnight. Rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain in the late morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain by midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the east in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming east 15 to 20 knots early in the evening becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Rain likely until afternoon. A chance of rain early in the evening. Rain likely by midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-101000- 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- 950 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast by midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. Rain likely in the morning...then a chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then veering to the northeast by midnight. Rain likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-101000- MAFOR 1003/ HURON NORTH 11800 11100 11400 13700 12710. A chance of snow overnight and Friday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday and Friday evening. HURON SOUTH 11100 11206 11207 11107 13800 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ 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)