Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 2/3/2026 9:47 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 2/4/2026 6:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
947 pm est tue feb 3 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...modest northwest winds continue to diminish as high
pressure, 30.50 inches, builds in across the great lakes region
wednesday into thursday. an clipper and arctic cold front cross
the central great lakes late friday-saturday bringing the next
chances for gales.
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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-
lake huron from port austin to harbor beach beyond 5nm off shore-
947 pm est tue feb 3 2026
.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to
5 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.thursday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
after midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
8 feet.
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales late in the morning...then
increasing to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales late in
the afternoon decreasing to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales
late in the evening. a chance of snow in the morning. heavy
freezing spray. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 12 to 16 feet.
waves occasionally around 20 feet. a gale warning may be needed.
.saturday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot
gales decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves
8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet . waves occasionally around
15 feet.
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet .
wave heights are for ice free areas.
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