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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 2/20/2026 3:45 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 2/20/2026 11:45 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
345 pm est fri feb 20 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, 29.30 inches, tracks into lake huron
this evening. southwest gusts across the south will subside below
gale force late this evening as the low stalls over lake huron.
winds shift to the west northwest saturday afternoon as the low
weakens and eases into ontario.
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lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
345 pm est fri feb 20 2026
.tonight...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.saturday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots. a chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.saturday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. a chance of
snow in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. freezing spray after midnight. waves
4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. heavy
freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots early in the evening increasing to 20 to 25 knots
by midnight. a chance of snow. freezing spray . waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and early
afternoon...then building to 5 to 7 feet early in the evening
building to 8 to 12 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around
15 feet.
.wednesday...southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering
to the southwest early in the evening becoming west 20 to
25 knots by midnight. freezing spray early in the morning. a
chance of snow early in the morning. a chance of snow by
midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 2/20/2026 3:45 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 2/20/2026 11:45 PM America/New_York.
fzus63 kdtx 202045
glflh
expires:202602210445;;976714
open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
345 pm est fri feb 20 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, 29.30 inches, tracks into lake huron
this evening. southwest gusts across the south will subside below
gale force late this evening as the low stalls over lake huron.
winds shift to the west northwest saturday afternoon as the low
weakens and eases into ontario.
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lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
lake huron from port austin to harbor beach beyond 5nm off shore-
345 pm est fri feb 20 2026
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain and snow
in the evening. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow. waves
3 to 5 feet.
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. a chance
of snow in the evening. freezing spray after midnight. waves 5 to
7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the evening.
heavy freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in
the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the evening increasing to 20 to 25 knots by
midnight. a chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to
6 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.wednesday...south winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming west
20 to 25 knots by midnight. a chance of snow. a chance of rain by
midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet by midnight.
waves occasionally around 12 feet.
wave heights are for ice free areas.
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