FZUS63 KDTX 201358 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 958 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 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 compact clipper tracks across northern Lake Huron this morning. Weak high pressure follows on Saturday before a strong cold front sinks south across the region with gusty northeast wind on Sunday. Stronger high pressure follows on Monday with another cold front expected Tuesday. LHZ361-362-202200- 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- 958 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow in the evening...then rain and snow likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain and snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northwest . Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then veering to the west by midnight. A chance of snow until afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ363-202200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 958 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain late in the morning. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening...then backing to the northwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south after midnight. A chance of rain and snow in the evening... then a chance of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming west 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-202200- 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- 958 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late in the afternoon. A chance of rain late in the morning. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then backing to the northwest early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest 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 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-202200- MAFOR 2015/ HURON NORTH 11100 11800 14700 11700 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. HURON SOUTH 11610 11700 11810 11800 14700. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday morning. $$ MV 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)