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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
935 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 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
HIGH PRESSURE, 30.2 INCHES, WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY. LOW PRESSURE, 29.30 INCHES, WILL TRACK
ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT, DRIVING A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND INTO THE REGION FROM THE
WEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
LHZ361-082145-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
935 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
EVENING.
FRIDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS . WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE WEST EARLY
IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET .
LHZ362-363-082145-
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-
935 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
BY MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
VEERING TO THE WEST BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
LHZ462>464-082145-
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-
935 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST
BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LHZ461-082145-
MAFOR 0815/
HURON NORTH 11400 14410 12416 11516. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HURON SOUTH 11400 12300 12410 11416 11516 11526. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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