823 FZUS63 KDTX 161331 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 931 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 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...Weak area of low pressure, 29.60 inches, tracks into the Great Lakes today maintaining periods of showers and thunderstorms. A powerful cold front looks to cross the area on Saturday, which will present strong winds ahead of and behind the front. LHZ361-362-162200- 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- 931 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 20 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Showers likely. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming south 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ363-462>464-162200- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 931 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely late in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots by midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LHZ461-162200- MAFOR 1615/ HURON NORTH 14700 11700 11800 11100 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11706 11700 12800 11700 12800 11100. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)  090 FZUS63 KDTX 161331 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 931 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 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...Weak area of low pressure, 29.60 inches, tracks into the Great Lakes today maintaining periods of showers and thunderstorms. A powerful cold front looks to cross the area on Saturday, which will present strong winds ahead of and behind the front. LCZ460-162200- Lake St Clair- 931 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Light showers likely late in the morning...then light showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west in the evening. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of light showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon...then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes  706 FZUS61 KCLE 161346 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 946 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie 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... A weak trough averaging 29.90 inches resides over Lake Erie for the time being before a cold front moves southeastward across the lake this evening through tonight. Behind the front, a high pressure ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the northern Great Lakes through Friday. During Friday night through Saturday morning, the ridge will exit eastward and allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie. A cold front should then sweep eastward across Lake Erie late Saturday afternoon through Saturday night. Behind the cold front, a trough averaging 29.90 inches should linger over the lake through Sunday before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds from the west by Monday. On Tuesday, the ridge should exit eastward and allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie. LEZ162>164-162030- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 946 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-165>169-162030- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 946 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of rain showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-162030- MAFOR 1615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13510 11600 11700 12800 11200. A chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11516 11510 12600 13700. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11526 11510 11500 14600. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$