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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1151 pm edt fri jul 17 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 29.60 inches will move into the northern great lakes 
tonight and will reach new england by saturday evening while 
deepening to 29.50 inches. this will lift a warm front across lake 
erie tonight before a strong cold front drops across the lake 
saturday night. high pressure 30.00 inches will build across the 
great lakes sunday and monday before another cold front crosses 
tuesday. a trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over lake erie 
wednesday.


lez162-163-180815-
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-
1151 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. areas of smoke
late this evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
slight chance of showers early. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then showers and
thunderstorms likely late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northeast. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms monday
night. waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers tuesday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1151 pm edt fri jul 17 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 29.60 inches will move into the northern great lakes 
tonight and will reach new england by saturday evening while 
deepening to 29.50 inches. this will lift a warm front across lake 
erie tonight before a strong cold front drops across the lake 
saturday night. high pressure 30.00 inches will build across the 
great lakes sunday and monday before another cold front crosses 
tuesday. a trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over lake erie 
wednesday.


lez164-165-180815-
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-
1151 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. smoke late this evening. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northeast. showers and thunderstorms in the evening. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms monday
night. waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers tuesday night. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
935 pm edt fri jul 17 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...canadian wildfire smoke persists until the overnight
hours as weak low pressure systems approach the region bringing
some showers and thunderstorms. this will be followed by a
secondary low on saturday tracking across the straits into
northern lake huron with additional unsettled weather.


lcz460-180945-
lake st clair-
935 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy
this evening becoming partly cloudy. scattered showers and
thunderstorms this evening...then scattered light showers after
midnight. smoke by midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon. partly sunny. a chance of thunderstorms
early in the afternoon. showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms
late in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20
knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. patchy smoke after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10
knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. patchy smoke
early in the morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20
knots. partly sunny...then partly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly clear. waves 1
to 3 feet.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
934 pm edt fri jul 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...canadian wildfire smoke persists until the overnight
hours as weak low pressure systems approach the region bringing
some showers and thunderstorms. this will be followed by a
secondary low on saturday tracking across the straits into
northern lake huron with additional unsettled weather.


lhz462>464-180945-
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-
934 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. scattered showers.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. patchy smoke in the afternoon.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. patchy smoke. waves 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon. showers late
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late
in the afternoon. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales early in the
evening increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
by midnight. showers early in the morning. a chance of
thunderstorms. a chance of showers . waves 3 to 5 feet building
to 8 to 12 feet . waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots . a chance of showers early in the morning. waves 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
920 pm cdt fri jul 17 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...

areas of smoke will continue over the north half of the lake
tonight. otherwise breezy southwest to west winds will develop
ahead of a cold front. the low pressure area around 29.7 inches
will track from just north of lake superior tonight across
southern quebec saturday afternoon and deepen to 29.4 inches. its
trailing cold front will track from northern lake michigan
saturday morning to far southern lake michigan by early afternoon.
smoke will return to lake michigan behind the cold front and may
become dense once again. breezy northerly winds are forecast
behind the cold front and will linger into saturday evening.  

winds then quickly taper saturday night, as high pressure around 
30.1 inches moves over the northern great lakes. northeast to 
light and variable winds are then expected through sunday into 
sunday night. gusty south to southwest winds may then develop 
monday into monday night, with gusty west to northwest winds 
possible into the middle of next week.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-180930-
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-
920 pm cdt fri jul 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of tonight...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to
30 kt. areas of smoke late this evening, then patchy smoke
overnight. chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt.
areas of smoke. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 10 to
15 kt. smoke. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southwest 10 to
20 kt in the afternoon. areas of smoke. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. areas of smoke in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft building to
2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt.
showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.monday night...southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
chance of showers. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 kt. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
920 pm cdt fri jul 17 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...

areas of smoke will continue over the north half of the lake
tonight. otherwise breezy southwest to west winds will develop
ahead of a cold front. the low pressure area around 29.7 inches
will track from just north of lake superior tonight across
southern quebec saturday afternoon and deepen to 29.4 inches. its
trailing cold front will track from northern lake michigan
saturday morning to far southern lake michigan by early afternoon.
smoke will return to lake michigan behind the cold front and may
become dense once again. breezy northerly winds are forecast
behind the cold front and will linger into saturday evening.  

winds then quickly taper saturday night, as high pressure around 
30.1 inches moves over the northern great lakes. northeast to 
light and variable winds are then expected through sunday into 
sunday night. gusty south to southwest winds may then develop 
monday into monday night, with gusty west to northwest winds 
possible into the middle of next week.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-180930-
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-
920 pm cdt fri jul 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to
15 to 25 kt. patchy smoke. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt veering to north to 30 kt.
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. patchy
smoke in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. areas of smoke. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. areas of
smoke. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. areas of smoke in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft building to
1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.monday night...southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest gales to 35 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 kt becoming north. waves 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.  

$$