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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
338 pm edt tue apr 21 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 cold front will push south across lake erie tonight into wednesday 
morning before high pressure 30.10 inches builds overhead from the 
north through thursday. low pressure 29.70 inches will move east 
across the upper great lakes on thursday and will lift a warm front 
across the lake thursday into friday. the low will then extend a 
cold front east across the lower great lakes friday into saturday. 


lez162>164-220215-
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-
338 pm edt tue apr 21 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers likely
with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening. a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely friday
night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
920 pm edt tue apr 21 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 cold front settles south of lake erie wednesday
morning with high pressure filling in behind it. a warm front
then slowly lifts into the area late thursday into friday as the
parent low pressure stalls over the northern plains. a secondary
low will develop along the front and track across the southern
great lakes friday night.


lcz460-220930-
lake st clair-
920 pm edt tue apr 21 2026

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northwest early in the morning. mostly cloudy this evening becoming
partly cloudy. a chance of light showers this evening. waves 2 feet
or less.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light
and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.wednesday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10
knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet
or less.
.thursday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. waves
2 feet or less.
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny in the
morning...then a chance of light showers in the afternoon. mostly
cloudy with light showers likely in the evening. waves 2 feet or
less.
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with light
showers likely. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2
feet or less.

$$

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glflh 
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
919 pm edt tue apr 21 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 cold front settles south of lake erie wednesday
morning with high pressure filling in behind it. a warm front
then slowly lifts into the area late thursday into friday as the
parent low pressure stalls over the northern plains. a secondary
low will develop along the front and track across the southern
great lakes friday night.


lhz462>464-220930-
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-
919 pm edt tue apr 21 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southwest after midnight...then veering to the northwest early in
the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers late in
the morning. showers likely late in the afternoon. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of
showers in the late morning and early afternoon. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet . 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
732 pm cdt tue apr 21 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...

a weak surface boundary will continue to work south into the 
southern third of lake michigan tonight, leading to light and 
variable winds with breezier winds further north. the light winds 
could lead to areas of fog over the southern third of the open 
waters through the overnight hours, with trends being monitored for 
possible dense fog advisories through this evening. light north-
northeast winds will become established over all of lake michigan 
after sunrise on wednesday, trending east-southeasterly during the 
second half of the afternoon hours.

southerly winds will increase over the open waters wednesday night 
through friday morning as 29.2 inch low pressure develops over 
the northern great plains. while winds will be breezy, gales are 
not anticipated at this time. the low will pull a cold front 
across lake michigan friday afternoon and evening, resulting in a 
breezy north- northwest wind shift. periods of showers and 
embedded thunderstorms will accompany the approaching/passing 
surface low & front thursday night through friday. severe weather 
is not anticipated at this time.

north to northeast winds will continue through the weekend across 
lake michigan. 29.5 inch low pressure will approach the open 
waters from the great plains during the day on monday, resulting 
in a breezy east wind shift. the low will cross lake michigan 
monday night into tuesday, bringing a northwest wind shift by 
tuesday evening. don't anticipate widespread gale potential as of 
this forecast, though trends will continue to be monitored over 
coming updates. 


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-220915-
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-
732 pm cdt tue apr 21 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north.
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday night...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of rain showers in
the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north.
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. waves
3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
732 pm cdt tue apr 21 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...

a weak surface boundary will continue to work south into the 
southern third of lake michigan tonight, leading to light and 
variable winds with breezier winds further north. the light winds 
could lead to areas of fog over the southern third of the open 
waters through the overnight hours, with trends being monitored for 
possible dense fog advisories through this evening. light north-
northeast winds will become established over all of lake michigan 
after sunrise on wednesday, trending east-southeasterly during the 
second half of the afternoon hours.

southerly winds will increase over the open waters wednesday night 
through friday morning as 29.2 inch low pressure develops over 
the northern great plains. while winds will be breezy, gales are 
not anticipated at this time. the low will pull a cold front 
across lake michigan friday afternoon and evening, resulting in a 
breezy north- northwest wind shift. periods of showers and 
embedded thunderstorms will accompany the approaching/passing 
surface low & front thursday night through friday. severe weather 
is not anticipated at this time.

north to northeast winds will continue through the weekend across 
lake michigan. 29.5 inch low pressure will approach the open 
waters from the great plains during the day on monday, resulting 
in a breezy east wind shift. the low will cross lake michigan 
monday night into tuesday, bringing a northwest wind shift by 
tuesday evening. don't anticipate widespread gale potential as of 
this forecast, though trends will continue to be monitored over 
coming updates. 


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-220915-
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-
732 pm cdt tue apr 21 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt backing to north.
patchy fog. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
patchy fog in the morning. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to
southeast. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to
2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. chance
of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. waves 3 to
5 ft.  

$$