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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
326 am est thu jan 15 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 trough averaging 29.20 inches will linger over the area today
before high pressure 29.90 inches nudges north tonight into early
friday. another low pressure 29.30 inches will move through the
great lakes region friday, moving a cold front east across lake
erie friday night into saturday. a ridge averaging 30.10 inches
will return on sunday with another low pressure 29.70 inches
moving a cold front east on monday.


lez162-163-151545-
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-
326 am est thu jan 15 2026

.today...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow early,
then a slight chance of snow late this morning. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. snow.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...west winds 20 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
326 am est thu jan 15 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 trough averaging 29.20 inches will linger over the area today
before high pressure 29.90 inches nudges north tonight into early
friday. another low pressure 29.30 inches will move through the
great lakes region friday, moving a cold front east across lake
erie friday night into saturday. a ridge averaging 30.10 inches
will return on sunday with another low pressure 29.70 inches
moving a cold front east on monday.


lez164>168-151545-
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-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
326 am est thu jan 15 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 2 pm est this
afternoon...

.today...northwest winds to 30 knots. heavy freezing spray
through early afternoon. snow likely this morning, then a chance
of snow this afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 11 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a slight
chance of snow early. a chance of snow late. waves 5 to 8 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. snow.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow.
waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow.
waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. a chance of snow sunday
night. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. heavy
freezing spray. a chance of snow. waves 7 to 11 feet. waves
occasionally around 14 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
356 am est thu jan 15 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...strong cold advection has led to gale force gusts,
heavy freezing spray, and snow squalls overnight. the lingering
trough will hold across the eastern great lakes today while high
pressure, 30.10 inches, expands across lake superior. another low
pressure system is forecast to track across the northern great
lakes on friday, bringing more gusty winds and snow showers into
this weekend.


lcz460-151700-
lake st clair-
356 am est thu jan 15 2026

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. light snow
showers in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15
knots. mostly clear in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a
chance of light snow after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. light snow until late
afternoon...then light snow likely early in the afternoon. waves 1
to 3 feet.
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy. light snow likely early in
the evening...then a chance of light snow by midnight. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the evening. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet.
.monday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. mostly
cloudy. a chance of light snow. waves 2 to 4 feet. a small craft
advisory may be needed.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 am est thu jan 15 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...strong cold advection has led to gale force gusts,
heavy freezing spray, and snow squalls overnight. the lingering
trough will hold across the eastern great lakes today while high
pressure, 30.10 inches, expands across lake superior. another low
pressure system is forecast to track across the northern great
lakes on friday, bringing more gusty winds and snow showers into
this weekend.


lhz363-462>464-151700-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
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-
353 am est thu jan 15 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 am est this morning...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 1 pm est this
afternoon...

.today...north winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers in the
morning. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
early in the morning. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots . a chance of snow . freezing spray . waves 5 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. gusts to 35 knot gales. a chance of snow. heavy
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around
15 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
237 am cst thu jan 15 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...

winds will continue to decrease across the open waters today as 
30.1 inch high pressure moves across lake michigan. low pressure 
of 29.5 inches will build into the upper mississippi river valley 
this evening, resulting in increasing southwesterly winds across 
the waters. generally west to northwesterly winds and periods of 
25-30 knot gusts will continue through the day sunday. 

a cold front is forecast to cross lake michigan at some point sunday 
night into monday morning, bringing northwesterly winds to the 
open waters. there is increasing potential for gales late sunday 
night into at least monday afternoon, particularly across the 
southern half of lake michigan. 

moderate freezing spray will remain a concern through sunday.
following the frontal passage sunday into monday, gusty winds
and even colder air will result in the potential for widespread
heavy freezing spray. 


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-151615-
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-
237 am cst thu jan 15 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...north winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late
this morning, then becoming west 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon
becoming southwest late. freezing spray this morning. waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely overnight. waves
2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. snow in the
morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. chance
of snow. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of snow. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to
10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.monday...northwest gales to 35 kt. heavy freezing spray. chance
of snow. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
237 am cst thu jan 15 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...

winds will continue to decrease across the open waters today as 
30.1 inch high pressure moves across lake michigan. low pressure 
of 29.5 inches will build into the upper mississippi river valley 
this evening, resulting in increasing southwesterly winds across 
the waters. generally west to northwesterly winds and periods of 
25-30 knot gusts will continue through the day sunday. 

a cold front is forecast to cross lake michigan at some point sunday 
night into monday morning, bringing northwesterly winds to the 
open waters. there is increasing potential for gales late sunday 
night into at least monday afternoon, particularly across the 
southern half of lake michigan. 

moderate freezing spray will remain a concern through sunday.
following the frontal passage sunday into monday, gusty winds
and even colder air will result in the potential for widespread
heavy freezing spray. 


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-151615-
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-
237 am cst thu jan 15 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...north winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt late
this morning, then becoming west early this afternoon becoming
southwest 10 to 15 kt late. freezing spray this morning. chance
of snow this morning, then slight chance of snow this afternoon.
waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely with slight
chance of light freezing drizzle overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft
building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon.
waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. freezing spray in the
morning. chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. freezing spray. chance
of snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt.
freezing spray. chance of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.monday...northwest gales to 40 kt. heavy freezing spray. chance
of snow. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.  

$$