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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
947 pm est wed feb 4 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...low pressure, 29.40 inches, reaches hudson bay
thursday night and drags an arctic front across the region
daytime friday. gale force winds and heavy freezing spray are
expected late friday through saturday morning as a result. high
pressure supports quieter conditions this weekend.


lhz362-363-462-051100-
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 wed feb 4 2026

...gale watch in effect from friday afternoon through late friday
night...
...heavy freezing spray watch in effect from friday afternoon
through late friday night...

.rest of tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow.
waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales early in the
afternoon. snow likely in the morning. freezing spray in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in
the afternoon. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.friday night...northwest at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot
gales becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves 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 around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. heavy freezing spray.
waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the
afternoon. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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