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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1004 pm edt sun apr 5 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 29.90 inches will move east through the great lakes on 
monday, extending a cold front across the lake. high pressure 30.60 
inches will build across the region tuesday and persist into 
wednesday. low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the 
upper great lakes on thursday, extending a cold front southeast 
across the lower great lakes. this front will remain nearly 
stationary just south of lake erie into friday.


lez162>164-060815-
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-
1004 pm edt sun apr 5 2026

.overnight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers
early, then a slight chance of rain showers late in the morning.
a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
955 pm edt sun apr 5 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 clipper system tracks across lake huron on monday
with colder air rushing in monday night into early tuesday. brief
high pressure follows tuesday. the next low organizes over the
upper midwest wednesday, sending a slow-moving cold front through
on thursday and friday.


lcz460-061000-
lake st clair-
955 pm edt sun apr 5 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. partly cloudy this evening...then mostly
cloudy with a chance of light showers after midnight. mostly cloudy
with a chance of light rain and snow showers early in the morning.
waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. partly sunny. a chance of light showers early in
the morning. light snow showers likely late in the afternoon. waves
2 feet or less.
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy with a
chance of light snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and
variable early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less.
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the evening. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of light rain. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance of
light rain. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
953 pm edt sun apr 5 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 clipper system tracks across lake huron on monday
with colder air rushing in monday night into early tuesday. brief
high pressure follows tuesday. the next low organizes over the
upper midwest wednesday, sending a slow-moving cold front through
on thursday and friday.


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lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
953 pm edt sun apr 5 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
5 to 10 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers and
showers after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in the
afternoon. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening
and overnight. a chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 8 to 12 feet in the late evening and overnight. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.tuesday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southeast by midnight...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. waves
3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the afternoon. waves
occasionally around 12 feet. 
.thursday...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots until early evening...then becoming 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. a chance of rain. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
911 pm cdt sun apr 5 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...

northwest winds will linger overnight, as high pressure around 
30.7 inches builds into the northern plains. these winds will 
increase once more during the day monday, as a small area of low
pressure around 30.0 inches develops east of lake huron. a few 
gale force gusts are possible over the northern half of the open 
waters during the afternoon hours. 

winds will decrease monday night into tuesday, as high pressure 
around 30.5 inches moves over and east of the area. some moderate 
freezing spray is possible over the northern half of the lake 
monday evening.

low pressure around 29.6 inches will form over the northern great
plains and approach lake michigan tuesday night into wednesday, 
resulting in increasing southerly winds across the waters. winds 
will remain gusty into wednesday night, as the low passes north 
of lake superior. gale force gusts will be possible with this 
system. 

winds will taper during the day thursday, with high pressure
around 30.4 inches moving from the northern plains toward lake 
superior. showers and a few thunderstorms are forecast wednesday 
into thursday.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060915-
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-
911 pm cdt sun apr 5 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to
10 to 20 kt. scattered rain showers late this evening. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north to 30 kt.
chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.monday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of rain showers in the morning. waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft. 
.wednesday night...south gales to 40 kt. rain showers. waves
12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. waves 2 to
4 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
911 pm cdt sun apr 5 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...

northwest winds will linger overnight, as high pressure around 
30.7 inches builds into the northern plains. these winds will 
increase once more during the day monday, as a small area of low
pressure around 30.0 inches develops east of lake huron. a few 
gale force gusts are possible over the northern half of the open 
waters during the afternoon hours. 

winds will decrease monday night into tuesday, as high pressure 
around 30.5 inches moves over and east of the area. some moderate 
freezing spray is possible over the northern half of the lake 
monday evening.

low pressure around 29.6 inches will form over the northern great
plains and approach lake michigan tuesday night into wednesday, 
resulting in increasing southerly winds across the waters. winds 
will remain gusty into wednesday night, as the low passes north 
of lake superior. gale force gusts will be possible with this 
system. 

winds will taper during the day thursday, with high pressure
around 30.4 inches moving from the northern plains toward lake 
superior. showers and a few thunderstorms are forecast wednesday 
into thursday.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060915-
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-
911 pm cdt sun apr 5 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest
15 to 25 kt. rain showers late this evening, then scattered rain
showers overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of snow showers and slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.monday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tuesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft. 
.wednesday night...south gales to 40 kt. chance of rain showers.
waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$