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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
400 am edt tue oct 13 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, 29.60 inches, moves across northern
lower michigan this morning. departure of this system will then
facilitate the passage of a cold front tomorrow morning, bringing
breezy northwest flow across northern lake huron.


lhz361-362-131600-
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-
400 am edt tue oct 13 2026

.today...east winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon...then backing to the east 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. a chance of rain. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning...then veering to the southeast late in the
evening. rain likely late in the afternoon. rain late in the
evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales
becoming northwest at 40 knot gales with storm force gusts to
50 knots until early evening...then decreasing to 30 knots with
gusts to 45 knot gales by midnight. rain early in the morning.
rain likely in the late morning and early afternoon...then a
chance of rain early in the evening. waves 6 to 9 feet building
to 14 to 18 feet. waves occasionally around 23 feet. a gale
warning may be needed. 
.saturday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming west 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 


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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
400 am edt tue oct 13 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, 29.60 inches, moves across northern
lower michigan this morning. departure of this system will then
facilitate the passage of a cold front tomorrow morning, bringing
breezy northwest flow across northern lake huron.


lhz363-462-131600-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
lake huron from port austin to harbor beach beyond 5nm off shore-
400 am edt tue oct 13 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the
west late in the afternoon. a chance of rain and thunderstorms in
the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots. rain likely late in the afternoon. rain late in
the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming northwest at 40 knot gales with storm force gusts to
50 knots. rain early in the morning. a chance of rain . waves
6 to 9 feet building to 15 to 20 feet. waves occasionally around
25 feet. a gale warning may be needed. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots until early evening...then
backing to the west by midnight. waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 


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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
159 am cdt tue oct 13 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan.

waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

.synopsis...

low pressure around 26.6 inches over central wisconsin will
progress eastward overnight, crossing the northern half of lake
michigan. as this occurs, scattered thunderstorms are expected
over the northern half of the lake, with breezy east winds over
the northern tip of the lake and breezy southwest winds over the
southern half. winds turn west/northwest across the whole lake 
into tuesday and remain breezy as the low departs east. light 
north winds expected tuesday night, with isolated thunderstorms 
possible across far southern portions of the lake. winds become 
northerly across the southern half on wednesday as high pressure 
moves eastward over the northern half of the lake, then easterly 
into wednesday night as high pressure moves eastward. winds weaken
into thursday as low pressure moves east through the mississippi 
valley, then become northwesterly gales late thursday night into 
friday as low pressure moves into the eastern great lakes and 
intensifies. a few storm force gusts are possible friday.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-131515-
lake michigan from seul choix point to rock island passage 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan south of a line from seul choix point to the
mackinac bridge and north of a line from charlevoix mi to south
fox island 5 nm offshore-
lake michigan from charlevoix to point betsie mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
lake michigan from sturgeon bay to two rivers wi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from two rivers to sheboygan wi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from pentwater to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
159 am cdt tue oct 13 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt veering to northwest 10 to
20 kt. patchy fog this morning. chance of showers this morning.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest
gales to 35 kt. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 ft building to
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 45 kt. chance of rain showers. waves
12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.  

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
159 am cdt tue oct 13 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan.

waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

.synopsis...

low pressure around 26.6 inches over central wisconsin will
progress eastward overnight, crossing the northern half of lake
michigan. as this occurs, scattered thunderstorms are expected
over the northern half of the lake, with breezy east winds over
the northern tip of the lake and breezy southwest winds over the
southern half. winds turn west/northwest across the whole lake 
into tuesday and remain breezy as the low departs east. light 
north winds expected tuesday night, with isolated thunderstorms 
possible across far southern portions of the lake. winds become 
northerly across the southern half on wednesday as high pressure 
moves eastward over the northern half of the lake, then easterly 
into wednesday night as high pressure moves eastward. winds weaken
into thursday as low pressure moves east through the mississippi 
valley, then become northwesterly gales late thursday night into 
friday as low pressure moves into the eastern great lakes and 
intensifies. a few storm force gusts are possible friday.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-131515-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from sheboygan to port washington wi 5 nm offshore
to mid lake-
lake michigan from port washington to north point light wi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from north point light to wind point wi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from wind point wi to winthrop harbor il 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from wilmette harbor il to michigan city in 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from whitehall to pentwater mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from grand haven to whitehall mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
lake michigan from holland to grand haven mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from south haven to holland mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from st. joseph to south haven mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
159 am cdt tue oct 13 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt,
then becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt late. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. chance of
showers in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to
northwest gales to 35 kt. showers likely. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 45 kt. chance of showers. waves
15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.  

$$