030
FZUS63 KDTX 120748
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
348 AM EDT THU MAR 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
A BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, 30.10 INCHES, WILL
FILL IN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.10 INCHES, THEN ENTERS NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LAKE HURON TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD GALES TO THE GREAT LAKES. A GALE WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. THE LOW QUICKLY MOVES OUT FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING BACK IN ON SATURDAY.
LHZ361-362-121600-
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-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE MORNING. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 20 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST
BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BACKING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOT
GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES. SNOW, RAIN. FREEZING RAIN BY
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 18 TO 23
FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTH AT 40 KNOT GALES BACKING TO THE WEST. GUSTS TO 45
KNOT GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 20 TO 25 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 32
FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LHZ363-121600-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES
BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
WITH RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 18 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE
EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. SNOW. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
25 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOT GALES VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
40 KNOT GALES UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST AT
35 KNOT GALES BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 15 TO 20
FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 25 FEET.
LHZ462>464-121600-
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-
348 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH AT 35 KNOT GALES BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES. SNOW
AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT
GALES. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING
TO THE EAST LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN FREEZING RAIN UNTIL EARLY EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 18 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
SOUTH AT 35 KNOT GALES VEERING TO THE WEST. GUSTS TO 40
KNOT GALES. RAIN...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
LHZ461-121600-
MAFOR 1209/
HURON NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11731 14721 11600
11410 11330. A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET
TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS...THEN
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12730 11720 11710
11700 11600 11400 11320. A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8
TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 15 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
TF
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