FZUS63 KDTX 021959 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 359 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 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...The central Great Lakes are positioned between approaching low pressure from The Plains and stalled high pressure over Quebec. A warm front associated with the low has been slow to lift into the southern waterways. The warm front precedes the track of the low tonight, toward The Straits. Some strong to marginally severe thunderstorms expected. Drier conditions expected Friday, after the system's cold front clears through. However, unsettled weather returns Friday night and Saturday with a similarly tracking warm front and surface low. LHZ361-030400- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 359 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight veering to the south early in the morning. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots by midnight...then becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by midnight...then building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Rain. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots by midnight...then becoming west 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming north 20 to 25 knots by midnight. A chance of snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and early afternoon...then building to 2 to 4 feet early in the evening building to 4 to 6 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the west . Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . Waves occasionally around 8 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ362-363-030400- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 359 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west early in the afternoon...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in the morning. Rain. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest in the late evening and overnight. Rain in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by midnight. A chance of snow . Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-030400- 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- 359 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest in the late evening and overnight. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots until early evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. A chance of snow and rain . Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the evening...then building to 6 to 9 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. $$ LHZ461-030400- MAFOR 0221/ HURON NORTH 11246 11336 11326 11420 11520 13620. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet. HURON SOUTH 11310 11326 11426 11420 12520 11620 11610. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ KGK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)