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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
956 am 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...modest northwest winds continue to diminish as high
pressure, 30.50 inches, builds in across the great lakes region
today into thursday. an clipper and arctic cold front cross the 
central great lakes late friday-saturday bringing the next chances
for gales.


lhz362-363-462-042300-
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-
956 am 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 today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.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 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.
waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the morning...then
increasing to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales late in
the afternoon becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales late in the evening. a chance of snow. heavy freezing
spray. waves 2 to 4 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 becoming north 10 to
15 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet . waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
by midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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