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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
401 am edt wed aug 12 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 front wavering south of lake erie will finally move south as a
cold front by tonight as weak low pressure 29.80 inches tracks
through the ohio valley. high pressure 30.20 inches builds over
the great lakes thursday and remains in place through saturday. 
low pressure 29.90 inches moves into the region on sunday,
lifting a warm front across the lake in the morning followed by a
cold front in the evening.


lez162>164-121430-
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-
401 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms saturday night. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers sunday night. waves 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
404 am edt wed aug 12 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 quasi-stationary front holds over the southern great
lakes through thursday, bringing waves of showers and
thunderstorms across the waters. high pressure, 30.00 inches,
will dominate the region to the north of the front. light winds
will be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall
northerly trend over lake huron and southerly toward western lake
erie.


lcz460-121615-
lake st clair-
404 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. widespread fog
early in the morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...light and variable winds. partly sunny. waves 2 feet or
less.
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon and evening. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of showers. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
403 am edt wed aug 12 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 quasi-stationary front holds over the southern great
lakes through thursday, bringing waves of showers and
thunderstorms across the waters. high pressure, 30.00 inches,
will dominate the region to the north of the front. light winds
will be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall
northerly trend over lake huron and southerly toward western lake
erie.


lhz462>464-121615-
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-
403 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming
light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in
the afternoon. patchy fog in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet
late in the afternoon. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots by midnight. showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms by midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in
the evening...then veering to the west 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. showers likely until afternoon. a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
258 am cdt wed aug 12 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...

no major changes to the going forecast this morning.

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan along with patchy fog. influence from 
this front finally moves away from the region as high pressure 
around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great lakes 
region thursday night into friday. will see south to southeasterly
winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure slides east 
of the area while low pressure develops over the plains. expect 
this low pressure to track northeastward across the upper great 
lakes later saturday into sunday bringing shower and thunderstorm
chances to the lake. behind this departing low pressure, winds
shift to the northwest later sunday into early next week as
another high pressure builds down across the region.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-121515-
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-
258 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...east winds less than 10 kt becoming northeast late this
morning, then becoming north early this afternoon increasing to
10 to 15 kt late. patchy fog this morning. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast.
waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
258 am cdt wed aug 12 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...

no major changes to the going forecast this morning.

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan along with patchy fog. influence from 
this front finally moves away from the region as high pressure 
around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great lakes 
region thursday night into friday. will see south to southeasterly
winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure slides east 
of the area while low pressure develops over the plains. expect 
this low pressure to track northeastward across the upper great 
lakes later saturday into sunday bringing shower and thunderstorm
chances to the lake. behind this departing low pressure, winds
shift to the northwest later sunday into early next week as
another high pressure builds down across the region.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-121515-
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-
258 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt backing to north. patchy fog
this morning. waves nearly calm. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. waves nearly
calm. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers
in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast
15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 ft. 

$$