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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
934 pm est thu dec 25 2025

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 east through the ohio valley 
friday into friday night. a ridge averaging 30.10 inches will 
briefly build across the area on saturday. low pressure 29.30 
inches will move east through the great lakes sunday into monday,
extending a strong cold front east across the area. a trough
averaging 30.00 inches will linger into tuesday.


lez162-163-260915-
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-
934 pm est thu dec 25 2025

.overnight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a slight chance of freezing rain late. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. freezing rain in the morning, then rain and freezing
rain in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.saturday night...east winds around 10 knots becoming southeast.
a chance of rain overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. rain. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. a chance of
snow and rain during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
934 pm est thu dec 25 2025

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 east through the ohio valley 
friday into friday night. a ridge averaging 30.10 inches will 
briefly build across the area on saturday. low pressure 29.30 
inches will move east through the great lakes sunday into monday,
extending a strong cold front east across the area. a trough
averaging 30.00 inches will linger into tuesday.


lez164>166-260915-
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-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
934 pm est thu dec 25 2025

.overnight...east winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of rain and freezing rain early, then
rain with freezing rain likely late in the morning. rain in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds around 10 knots becoming southeast.
a chance of rain overnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 30 knots. rain. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.monday...west gales to 35 knots becoming northwest. snow and
rain likely during the day, then a chance of snow monday night.
waves 9 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow tuesday
night. waves 6 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1005 pm est thu dec 25 2025

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...wind will strengthen out of the east-southeast on
friday as a low pressure system, 29.60 inches, tracks east across
the southern great lakes. a deeper low moves into the region
sunday night, bringing increasing potential for northwest gales
on monday as arctic air filters back in.


lcz460-261115-
lake st clair-
1005 pm est thu dec 25 2025

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2
feet or less.
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. light freezing rain until late afternoon.
light rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2
feet or less.
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy. a chance of
light rain after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10
knots in the afternoon...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in
the evening. rain. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales.
mostly cloudy with light rain with light snow likely. waves 2 to 4
feet.  a gale warning may be needed.
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. waves 2 to 4 feet.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1005 pm est thu dec 25 2025

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...wind will strengthen out of the east-southeast on
friday as a low pressure system, 29.60 inches, tracks east across
the southern great lakes. a deeper low moves into the region
sunday night, bringing increasing potential for northwest gales
on monday as arctic air filters back in.


lhz462>464-261115-
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-
1005 pm est thu dec 25 2025

.rest of tonight...east winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. snow
and sleet in the morning...then sleet...freezing rain and snow in
the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southeast early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening. rain likely in
the morning...then rain. snow likely late in the evening. waves
3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late in the evening. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
increasing to 40 knot gales with storm force gusts to 50 knots.
rain likely and a chance of snow early in the morning. snow
likely until early evening. a chance of snow by midnight.
freezing spray . waves 12 to 16 feet building to 18 to 23 feet .
waves occasionally around 28 feet. a gale warning may be needed. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot
gales becoming west 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
freezing spray until afternoon. a chance of snow . waves 12 to
16 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet . waves occasionally around
20 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
847 pm cst thu dec 25 2025

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...

modest east winds as high pressure of 30.5 inches moves across 
quebec tonight into friday morning, while low pressure of 29.7 
inches moves across northern illinois and the northern ohio 
valley. this will generate breezy southeast winds across the 
entire lake but remaining below gale force. much lighter and 
variable winds will then take hold later on friday into friday 
night. 

modest southeast winds will then return for saturday through 
sunday morning as low pressure organizes over the central great 
plains and moves to northeast illinois by noon sunday as a 29.7 
inch low pressure area. the low will then deepen to 29.2 inches by
monday morning over southern ontario, reaching southern quebec at
29.0 inches later in the day. thus northwest gales are looking 
likely sunday night through monday evening over lake michigan. 
much colder air will also pose a risk for freezing spray during 
the period of gales.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-261015-
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-
847 pm cst thu dec 25 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds to 30 kt. slight chance of
snow through early evening, then chance of light freezing rain,
slight chance of rain and snow overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt early in
the afternoon backing to northeast 5 to 10 kt late. patchy fog.
rain, snow, light sleet and light freezing rain in the morning,
then slight chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon. waves
6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to east. waves
1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain and
light freezing rain overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to north 15 to
25 kt in the afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday night...north gales to 35 kt becoming northwest gales to
45 kt. freezing spray. snow and rain likely. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 kt. freezing spray. chance of
snow. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 kt. chance of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
847 pm cst thu dec 25 2025

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...

modest east winds as high pressure of 30.5 inches moves across 
quebec tonight into friday morning, while low pressure of 29.7 
inches moves across northern illinois and the northern ohio 
valley. this will generate breezy southeast winds across the 
entire lake but remaining below gale force. much lighter and 
variable winds will then take hold later on friday into friday 
night. 

modest southeast winds will then return for saturday through 
sunday morning as low pressure organizes over the central great 
plains and moves to northeast illinois by noon sunday as a 29.7 
inch low pressure area. the low will then deepen to 29.2 inches by
monday morning over southern ontario, reaching southern quebec at
29.0 inches later in the day. thus northwest gales are looking 
likely sunday night through monday evening over lake michigan. 
much colder air will also pose a risk for freezing spray during 
the period of gales.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-261015-
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-
847 pm cst thu dec 25 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds to 30 kt. rain overnight.
waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt
late in the morning, then veering to northwest early in the
afternoon becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt late. chance of rain in
the morning. patchy fog. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northeast
5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain
overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest 15 to
25 kt in the afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday night...northwest gales to 35 kt increasing to gales to
45 kt. freezing spray. rain likely with a chance of snow. waves
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 kt increasing to storm force
winds to 50 kt. freezing spray. chance of snow. waves 15 to 20 ft
occasionally to 26 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 kt. freezing spray. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.  

$$