FZUS63 KDTX 042016 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 316 PM EST Wed Mar 4 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...A ridge of high pressure dominates the Great Lakes through Wednesday while a frontal boundary remains stalled in the Ohio Valley. This front will be the focus for a weak low pressure system to track into the southern Great Lakes on Thursday. A stronger low then moves into the western Great Lakes late Friday, with a cold front passing through on Saturday. LHZ361-362-050430- 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- 316 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east after midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Patchy fog. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 20 to 25 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the south in the late evening and overnight. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ363-462>464-050430- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 316 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Areas of fog. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Rain likely in the morning. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots . .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ LHZ461-050430- MAFOR 0422/ HURON NORTH 11400 12300 11210 14220. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet Thursday. HURON SOUTH 11300 12303 11203 12113 12110. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ KDK 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)