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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
357 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 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
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AN ACTIVE PATTERN
WITH A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES REGION BRINGS BACK CHANCES FOR ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION. BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 30.1
INCHES BUILDS SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CANADA.
LHZ361-100400-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
357 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET .
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ362-363-100400-
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-
357 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET . WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ462>464-100400-
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 EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE WEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET .
LHZ461-100400-
MAFOR 0921/
HURON NORTH 11410 11300 11100 11800 14700. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
HURON SOUTH 12400 11500 11600 14700. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
JA
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