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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
324 pm est wed jan 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 across lake erie this evening with a 
reinforcing cold front later tonight. a trough averaging 29.90 
inches will linger on the lake tonight. another arctic cold front 
will move across the area late thursday night into early friday 
morning. a strong high pressure of 30.70 inches will build into 
the great lakes region friday and persist through early next week.


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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-
324 pm est wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a slight chance of
snow showers early. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.thursday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. snow likely saturday night. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. snow likely during the day. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
410 pm est wed jan 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...low pressure, 29.70 inches, will exit from the
northern great lakes to quebec by tomorrow morning. this will
draw a strong arctic cold front across the great lakes thursday
and friday. expect elevated winds/waves, freezing spray, and
additional periods of snowfall.


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410 pm est wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy this
evening becoming mostly cloudy. a chance of light snow early in the
evening. a chance of light snow showers after midnight.
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly
sunny.
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. a chance
of light snow showers .
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny.
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear.
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the afternoon and evening. partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy.
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow.
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
410 pm est wed jan 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...low pressure, 29.70 inches, will exit from the
northern great lakes to quebec by tomorrow morning. this will
draw a strong arctic cold front across the great lakes thursday
and friday. expect elevated winds/waves, freezing spray, and
additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls.


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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-
410 pm est wed jan 21 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect from thursday morning
through late friday night...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots with isolated gusts 
to 35 knot gales. a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. 
waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots until late
afternoon. heavy freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. heavy freezing spray
in the evening. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning...then backing to the southwest late in the
afternoon becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast by
midnight. a chance of snow. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the west. waves
4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
159 pm cst wed jan 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...

changes to the headlines: expanded gale warning slightly northward
and delayed the start and end times. 

low pressure of 29.6 inches will cross lake superior this evening.
an arctic front will surge through wisconsin and across lake
michigan overnight. gale force gusts are expected over the 
southern two thirds of lake michigan, where a gale warning is in 
effect from mid evening through mid thursday morning. gusty 
westerly winds will gradually diminish friday afternoon and night
as strong high pressure around 31.0 inches over the northern 
plains expands into the upper midwest. 

arriving arctic air and elevated wave heights will support 
periods of heavy freezing spray tonight into friday night. a 
heavy freezing spray warning is in effect for this period. 

the high will expand across the great lakes over the weekend 
while weakening to 30.5 inches. a weak trough around 30.2 inches 
will cross lake superior sunday. the strong high of 30.7 inches 
over the northern plains will drop into the central plains at
around 30.5 inches on monday. a low pressure trough averaging 29.8
inches will sweep across the upper great lakes monday afternoon
and night.


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lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from two rivers to sheboygan wi 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 pentwater to manistee mi 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-
159 pm cst wed jan 21 2026

two rivers wi to manistee mi south...

...gale warning in effect from 9 pm cst this evening through
thursday morning...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect from 9 pm cst this
evening through late friday night...

.tonight...west winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt. 
chance of snow showers. freezing spray overnight. waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 
ft. 
.thursday...west winds to 30 kt. freezing spray. chance of
snow showers. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.thursday night...west gales to 35 kt becoming northwest. chance
of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves 10 to 14 ft 
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. heavy
freezing spray. chance of snow. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. heavy freezing spray in the evening. chance of snow. waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. chance of snow. waves
3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 to 15 kt backing to south. chance
of snow. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northwest. chance of
snow. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
freezing spray. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

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