706  
FZUS63 KDTX 090155  
GLFLH  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
955 PM 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
 
LOW PRESSURE, 29.30 INCHES, WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN  
ONTARIO LATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, DRIVING A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT  
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE SHOWERS  
AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND  
INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.  
 
LHZ361-091000-  
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT  
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-  
955 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE WEST  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE WEST BY  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET .    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH BY  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET .  
 

 
 
LHZ362-363-091000-  
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-  
955 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN  
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET .  
 

 
 
LHZ462>464-091000-  
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-  
955 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING  
NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS . A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
LHZ461-091000-  
MAFOR 0903/  
HURON NORTH 13416 11516 11510 12610 11710. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
HURON SOUTH 11410 11416 11516 12526 11530 11520 11620.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET  
WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 

 
 
KDK  
 
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