FZUS63 KDTX 050704 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 304 AM EDT Tue May 5 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...North flow turns lighter and more variable this afternoon in the wake of a cold front. Another low pressure system organizes well south of the area through Wednesday, favoring the gradual development of northeast winds. As this low moves over the Northeast mid to late week, northeast winds will back from the northeast to northerly, and eventually take on a more westerly component by Thursday. LHZ361-051515- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 304 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early in the evening...then veering to the south by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-051515- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 304 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest early in the afternoon...then backing to the northeast late in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest late in the morning...then backing to the southeast late in the afternoon veering to the southwest late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the evening...then veering to the south by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-051515- 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- 304 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the north after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon...then veering to the southwest late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south. A chance of showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south by midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-051515- MAFOR 0509/ HURON NORTH 11610 11600 13710 13700. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less tonight. HURON SOUTH 11700 12600 11400 12200 12100. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ SC 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)