FZUS63 KDTX 170855 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 355 AM EST Tue Feb 17 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...A weak cold front stalls across the southern Great Lakes and awaits the next large low pressure system developing in the Plains today. This system deepens to 29.40 inches from the Plains to Midwest resulting in easterly gales over northern Lake Huron by Wednesday, and a Gale Warning is now in effect. A heavy wintry mix of precipitation is also expected with the system Wednesday and Thursday. LHZ361-362-171700- 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- 355 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Patchy dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance of snow in the evening...then snow and rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East at 35 knot gales decreasing to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Snow and rain in the morning...then snow and rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots . A chance of snow in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the afternoon. A chance of rain late in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow and rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of snow and rain early in the evening. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LHZ363-171700- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 355 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in the evening...then rain with freezing rain and snow likely after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Rain and snow in the morning...then rain with snow likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of rain...freezing rain and snow late in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots . A chance of freezing rain early in the morning. Rain likely early in the morning. A chance of rain early in the evening. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ LHZ462>464-171700- 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- 355 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening...then rain with freezing rain likely after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Rain. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots late in the evening. A chance of rain and snow late in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering to the southwest . Rain likely early in the morning...then a chance of rain early in the evening. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early evening...then veering to the northwest by midnight. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ LHZ461-171700- MAFOR 1710/ HURON NORTH...Gale Warning in effect...12700 11700 19704 11700 11100 11200 11220 11237. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 feet or less building to 1 to 3 feet...THEN building to 4 to 6 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet tonight. HURON SOUTH 11800 11800 19804 11504 11203 12200 11210 11226. A chance of snow this evening. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ BT 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)