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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
948 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 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 low pressure system gradually exits across the
eastern Great Lakes ahead of high pressure building in behind it.
The next low tracks through the area early next week with
temperatures climbing well above normal and another opportunity
for thunderstorms.

LHZ361-260800-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
948 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely this
evening...then a chance of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to
25 knots early in the evening...then becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain.
Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south early
in the evening...then backing to the east in the late evening and
early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LHZ362-363-260800-
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 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of
rain. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots. A chance of rain late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots veering to the southwest
early in the evening...then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.

$$

LHZ462>464-260800-
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 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of rain late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less
building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots early in the evening...then veering to the northwest in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain early in the
morning...then rain likely until early evening. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots until early evening...then becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning.

$$

LHZ461-260800-
MAFOR 2603/
HURON NORTH 12810 12820 13720 11710. A chance of rain
overnight and Saturday. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5
feet Saturday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday evening.

HURON SOUTH 11810 11820 14720 11720 11710. A chance of rain
overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight.
Waves 4 to 6 feet Saturday. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5
feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Saturday evening.

$$

CB

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