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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
357 PM EST MON JAN 12 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
MILD TEMPERATURES ARE IN PLACE BETWEEN LARGER SCALE
WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY WHICH CONTINUES TONIGHT AS THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.20 INCHES, MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. THIS
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS ONTARIO TUESDAY AND BRINGS A LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW MIX TO LAKE HURON AND LOWER MICHIGAN. THE LOW PIVOTS THROUGH
THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, EVENTUALLY FORCING A COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS LEADS TO A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR A PERIOD OF POST-FRONTAL GALES LATE WEDNESDAY.
LHZ361-362-130500-
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-
357 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO
12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
15 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON BACKING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS . WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
LHZ363-462>464-130500-
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-
357 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BACKING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES
8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS . A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY
BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
LHZ461-130500-
MAFOR 1222/
HURON NORTH 13610 11510 11410 11436 11437 11537. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET
TUESDAY.
HURON SOUTH 12620 11610 11510 11410 11430 11436 11536. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET TUESDAY.
KGK
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