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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
935 am est sun feb 22 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 29.90 inches will persist across the region through
monday as a low pressure system rapidly deepens near the mid- 
atlantic coast. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for 
tuesday, followed by low pressure 29.50 inches by mid-week.
another low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the ohio
valley on thursday.


lez162-163-222115-
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-
935 am est sun feb 22 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
snow. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. snow early, then a chance of snow from late evening on.
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow wednesday night. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow and rain during the day. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
935 am est sun feb 22 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 29.90 inches will persist across the region through
monday as a low pressure system rapidly deepens near the mid- 
atlantic coast. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for 
tuesday, followed by low pressure 29.50 inches by mid-week.
another low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the ohio
valley on thursday.


lez164>167-222115-
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-
935 am est sun feb 22 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 15 knots. snow. waves in ice
free areas 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. snow early, then a chance of snow from late evening on.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
a chance of snow. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. snow likely tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow and rain during the day, then a
chance of snow thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
941 am est sun feb 22 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, averaging 30.00 inches, remains over
lake huron today before phasing with a strong coastal atlantic
low tonight. widespread snow shower activity today diminishes
overnight as northwest flow ramps up into monday.


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lake st clair-
941 am est sun feb 22 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. light snow in the late morning and
early afternoon...then light snow likely late in the afternoon.
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25
knots. mostly cloudy. light snow likely ...then a chance of light
snow early in the morning.
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. mostly
cloudy.
.monday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. partly cloudy.
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
mostly cloudy. a chance of light snow in the afternoon. light snow
likely in the evening.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with light
snow likely.
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light snow.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
940 am est sun feb 22 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, averaging 30.00 inches, remains over
lake huron today before phasing with a strong coastal atlantic
low tonight. widespread snow shower activity today diminishes
overnight as northwest flow ramps up into monday.


lhz462>464-222300-
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-
940 am est sun feb 22 2026

.rest of today...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. snow likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. snow likely. waves 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.monday...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 8 to
12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.monday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots. waves 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet late in the morning...then building to
4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. waves occasionally around
8 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet by midnight. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then becoming north 10 to
15 knots by midnight. a chance of snow in the late morning and
early afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
843 am cst sun feb 22 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...

gusty northwest winds will continue this morning, as low pressure
strengthens to around 29.3 inches off the mid-atlantic coast and 
strong high pressure over manitoba builds to around 31.1 inches. 
as the high pushes eastward into ontario tonight, expect gales to 
develop across the southern two-thirds of the open waters of lake 
michigan. a gale warning is now in effect this evening into midday
monday. moderate freezing spray is also expected, with some heavy
freezing spray possible in the central to northern third of the 
lake. winds will gradually diminish into monday, as strong low 
pressure around 28.7 inches moves toward nova scotia and high 
pressure around 30.6 inches lingers over the western great lakes 
region. a modest south wind develops tuesday, as the strong high 
pressure system continues eastward and weak low pressure around 
29.5 inches moves eastward through the northern great lakes. a 
cold front from this low will turn winds northwesterly again 
tuesday night into wednesday morning.


lmz080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-222215-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
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 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-
843 am cst sun feb 22 2026

sturgeon bay wi to point betsie mi south...

...gale warning in effect from 6 pm cst this evening through
monday morning...

.rest of today...northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt. freezing spray through mid morning. snow. waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft. 
.tonight...northwest gales to 35 kt becoming north. freezing
spray. chance of snow in the evening, then chance of flurries and
slight chance of light freezing rain overnight. waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft. 
.monday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. chance of
snow in the morning. freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft subsiding to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 25 kt backing to west 10 to
15 kt overnight. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding
to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance of
snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west.
chance of snow. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. chance of
snow. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.  

wave forecast is for ice free areas

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