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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians. 


lez162>164-241415-
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-
343 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with
a chance of thunderstorms thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
943 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, moves southeast as an
ontario low pressure system and its cold front crosses the
northern great lakes today. this system will clip the northern
waters of lake huron resulting in a few additional light snow
showers. a warm front lifts across the great lakes region
wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions midweek.


lcz460-242145-
lake st clair-
943 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less.
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy becoming
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the evening. partly sunny in the morning becoming mostly
cloudy. light showers likely in the afternoon and evening. a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
942 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, moves southeast as an 
ontario low pressure system and its cold front crosses the 
northern great lakes today. this system will clip the northern 
waters of lake huron resulting in a few additional light snow 
showers. a warm front lifts across the great lakes region 
wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions midweek.


lhz462>464-242145-
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-
942 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening.
showers likely late in the afternoon. a chance of showers late in
the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots . waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
352 am cdt tue mar 24 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...

high pressure around 30.5 inches in southwestern michigan will
continue east early this morning as a low pressure around 29.9
inches in western ontario moves toward james bay. winds will 
become breezy across the northern third of the lake as these two 
systems move east. an few intermittent gale force gusts may occur 
through noon cdt. winds will then ease during the early afternoon 
as a cold front approaches the northern end of the lake and stalls
late this afternoon into this evening.

largely south winds will then remain through wednesday into
thursday morning, as a broad low pressure around 29.8 inches 
approaches from the west. the next best chance for gales will come
thursday evening as the backside of a low pressure system around 
29.6 inches works southeast and a cold front plunges southward
down the lake.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-241515-
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-
352 am cdt tue mar 24 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...southwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt,
then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late. chance of snow this
morning. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.thursday...west winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.thursday night...north winds to 30 kt. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday...north winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
352 am cdt tue mar 24 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...

high pressure around 30.5 inches in southwestern michigan will
continue east early this morning as a low pressure around 29.9
inches in western ontario moves toward james bay. winds will 
become breezy across the northern third of the lake as these two 
systems move east. an few intermittent gale force gusts may occur 
through noon cdt. winds will then ease during the early afternoon 
as a cold front approaches the northern end of the lake and stalls
late this afternoon into this evening.

largely south winds will then remain through wednesday into
thursday morning, as a broad low pressure around 29.8 inches 
approaches from the west. the next best chance for gales will come
thursday evening as the backside of a low pressure system around 
29.6 inches works southeast and a cold front plunges southward
down the lake.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-241515-
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-
352 am cdt tue mar 24 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...south winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest
10 to 20 kt. chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday night...north gales to 35 kt. chance of rain. waves
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.friday...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.  

$$