FZUS63 KDTX 160746 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 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 arrival of a low pressure system and its attendant cold front lead to showers and thunderstorms beginning this afternoon for the central waterways. A brief break in activity ensues Wednesday, followed by a secondary stronger system Wednesday night into Thursday. More intense convection is possible with the Wednesday night system. LHZ361-161600- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Showers in the morning...then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-161600- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. Showers in the morning...then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots . Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-161600- 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- 346 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by midnight...then becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening...then showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the morning...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then veering to the west 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-161600- MAFOR 1609/ HURON NORTH 11500 11400 14410 11410 11400. A chance of showers this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. HURON SOUTH 12500 12410 11416 13410. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ TF 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)