FZUS63 KDTX 081347 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 947 AM EDT Wed Jul 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 will wash out across the Appalachia region today which will veer winds to the south and southwest over the Great Lakes. A cold front will then push through the Great Lakes Thursday and bring increasing coverage of showers and embedded thunderstorms. Lingering shower and storm chances continue Friday across the southern Great Lakes. LHZ361-082200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 947 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight...then becoming light and variable early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening... then showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the south by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south . Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-082200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 947 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and variable early in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-082200- 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- 947 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south early in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the evening veering to the northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots . Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-082200- MAFOR 0815/ HURON NORTH 11400 11300 11200 11100 12700 11806 11706. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 13400 11500 13700 11606. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SS 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)