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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
947 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 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 weak ridge of high pressure, 30.00 inches, stalls
across the Great Lakes today. A warm front then arrives on
Tuesday with unsettled conditions persisting through the end of
the week as several disturbances move through the region.

LHZ361-162200-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
947 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the
morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northwest in the late evening and early morning...then becoming
light and variable after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning...then backing to the northeast late in the
evening. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north
early in the evening...then veering to the southeast in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LHZ362-363-162200-
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-
947 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northwest in the late evening and early morning...then veering to
the northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late
in the evening. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms
late in the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet until early
morning.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
early in the evening...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LHZ462>464-162200-
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-
947 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southwest in the late evening and early morning...then veering to
the southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east late
in the morning...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Showers likely...then showers and a chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots until early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in
the late evening and early morning. A chance of. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

LHZ461-162200-
MAFOR 1615/
HURON NORTH 11400 13300 13400 11410. A chance of showers
Tuesday morning. Waves 2 feet or less.

HURON SOUTH 11400 11300 11200 12300 13400. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

SS

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