943
FZUS63 KDTX 180755
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
355 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS
THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION. EXPECT A FEW FLURRIES.
LIGHTER WINDS ON THURSDAY AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND
WASHES OUT.
LHZ361-362-181600-
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-
355 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH UNTIL
EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES
6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LHZ363-462>464-181600-
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-
355 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING
TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN
UNTIL AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
LHZ461-181600-
MAFOR 1809/
HURON NORTH 11510 11420 12431 11430 11420 11520 11510.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET TODAY. WAVES 4 TO 6
FEET TONIGHT.
HURON SOUTH 11500 11410 14420 11420 11510. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT.
KGK
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