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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1003 pm est wed nov 4 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... 
low pressure of 29.40 inches over the upper midwest will move
northeast from the upper great lakes through central ontario and
into central quebec tonight through thursday evening. a trailing
cold front that extends southward from this low pressure will 
move across lake erie through thursday morning. a secondary and  
stronger cold front with pressure of 29.70 inches will push 
southward across lake erie friday morning. a trough averaging 
29.90 inches will linger across the eastern great lakes into this
weekend. high pressure of 30.10 inches will build into the ohio 
valley by sunday and monday.


lez162-163-050930-
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-
1003 pm est wed nov 4 2026

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of
rain late this evening, then a slight chance of rain after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of rain overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1003 pm est wed nov 4 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... 
low pressure of 29.40 inches over the upper midwest will move
northeast from the upper great lakes through central ontario and
into central quebec tonight through thursday evening. a trailing
cold front that extends southward from this low pressure will 
move across lake erie through thursday morning. a secondary and  
stronger cold front with pressure of 29.70 inches will push 
southward across lake erie friday morning. a trough averaging 
29.90 inches will linger across the eastern great lakes into this
weekend. high pressure of 30.10 inches will build into the ohio 
valley by sunday and monday.


lez164-165-050930-
the islands to vermilion oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
1003 pm est wed nov 4 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
a chance of rain. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of rain overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain
during the day. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
946 pm est wed nov 4 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...a stalled low pressure system meanders over the
western great lakes today and thursday. this will result in
southerly winds topping out in the 20 to 30 knot range today. the
system will drag a slow moving cold front across the region this
evening. a second strong cold front tracks southward across the
region on friday.


lcz460-051100-
lake st clair-
946 pm est wed nov 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until midnight est tonight...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. a
chance of light rain this evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1
to 3 feet.
.thursday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance
of light rain by midnight. light rain likely after midnight. waves 1
to 3 feet.
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of light
rain. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in
the late evening and overnight.
.saturday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon and evening. mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
945 pm est wed nov 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...a stalled low pressure system meanders over the
western great lakes today and thursday. this will result in
southerly winds topping out in the 20 to 30 knot range today. the
system will drag a slow moving cold front across the region this
evening. a second strong cold front tracks southward across the
region on friday.


lhz462>464-051045-
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-
945 pm est wed nov 4 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. a chance of rain this evening.
waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots by midnight...then becoming west 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. rain likely after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. rain likely in the morning...then rain in
the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. rain. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. rain in the morning. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet late in the evening. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet . waves occasionally
around 8 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
until early evening...then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots by
midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
254 pm cst wed nov 4 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 29.5 inches in northern mn/wi will slowly 
lifting across lake superior this evening. breezy southwest to
south winds with gusts up to 30 knots will persist through 
tonight. as the ow pressure continues northeast through 
ontario/quebec thursday, it will drag a cold front across lake 
michigan thursday afternoon/evening. southwest winds will gradually
turn westerly as the cold front approaches thursday afternoon 
before increasing and shifting northerly overnight into friday. a
gale warning is in effect for all of lake michigan thursday
afternoon into friday evening. northwest to north gales are 
expected to develop across the northern third and spreed down the 
lake with time. its possible that far southern open water zones do
not see gales until thursday night. then high pressure around 
30.3 inches is progged to build across the upper great lake region
through the weekend bringing lighter northwesterly winds.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-050415-
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-
254 pm cst wed nov 4 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...gale warning in effect from thursday afternoon through friday
afternoon...

.tonight...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of sprinkles and slight chance of rain. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to
30 kt early in the afternoon, then increasing to gales to 35 kt
late. rain likely in the morning, then chance of rain in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.thursday night...north gales to 35 kt. chance of rain. waves
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday...north gales to 35 kt. rain likely in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft. 
.friday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt
overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
254 pm cst wed nov 4 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 29.5 inches in northern mn/wi will slowly 
lifting across lake superior this evening. breezy southwest to
south winds with gusts up to 30 knots will persist through 
tonight. as the ow pressure continues northeast through 
ontario/quebec thursday, it will drag a cold front across lake 
michigan thursday afternoon/evening. southwest winds will gradually
turn westerly as the cold front approaches thursday afternoon 
before increasing and shifting northerly overnight into friday. a
gale warning is in effect for all of lake michigan thursday
afternoon into friday evening. northwest to north gales are 
expected to develop across the northern third and spreed down the 
lake with time. its possible that far southern open water zones do
not see gales until thursday night. then high pressure around 
30.3 inches is progged to build across the upper great lake region
through the weekend bringing lighter northwesterly winds.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-050415-
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-
254 pm cst wed nov 4 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...gale warning in effect from thursday afternoon through friday
afternoon...

.tonight...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of sprinkles and slight chance of rain overnight. waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
chance of rain. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.thursday night...northwest gales to 35 kt becoming north. chance
of rain. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday...north gales to 35 kt. rain likely in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft. 
.friday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.  

$$