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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 1/10/2026 10:02 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est sat jan 10 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario
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 30.2 inch high draped across the central and eastern
great lakes will give way to another surface low that will deepen
to 29.6 inches while pushing from the upper great lakes and ohio
valley to lower michigan today, then to southern ontario tonight and
southern quebec sunday. in the process, this low will swing an
initial cold front across the lake tonight, followed by a secondary
cold front on sunday. a 30.4 inch high building over the southeast
will then ridge north across the lake monday into tuesday, before a
29.2 inch low pushes across ontario and quebec later tuesday into
wednesday.
loz062-102200-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am est sat jan 10 2026
...gale warning in effect from 7 pm est this evening through
sunday evening...
.this afternoon...east winds 15 to 25 knots. rain likely late.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.tonight...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 40 knot gales after midnight. rain in the evening.
waves 4 to 7 feet building to 11 to 15 feet. waves occasionally
around 19 feet.
.sunday...southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. a chance of
snow showers. waves 10 to 15 feet. waves occasionally around
19 feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers in the evening. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.monday...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves
4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
a chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
tuesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance
of snow showers wednesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
2 to 3 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 1/10/2026 10:02 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est sat jan 10 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario
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 30.2 inch high draped across the central and eastern
great lakes will give way to another surface low that will deepen
to 29.6 inches while pushing from the upper great lakes and ohio
valley to lower michigan today, then to southern ontario tonight and
southern quebec sunday. in the process, this low will swing an
initial cold front across the lake tonight, followed by a secondary
cold front on sunday. a 30.4 inch high building over the southeast
will then ridge north across the lake monday into tuesday, before a
29.2 inch low pushes across ontario and quebec later tuesday into
wednesday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am est sat jan 10 2026
...gale warning in effect from 7 pm est this evening through
sunday evening...
.this afternoon...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of rain late. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 6 feet.
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain showers after midnight. waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 11 to 15 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet.
.sunday...southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. a chance of
snow showers in the morning, then lake effect snow showers likely
in the afternoon. waves 10 to 15 feet building to 12 to 16 feet.
waves occasionally around 20 feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. waves 10 to 15 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. waves
occasionally around 19 feet.
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet building to
6 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely tuesday night.
waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
wednesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 1/10/2026 3:07 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
307 pm est sat jan 10 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...
low pressure 29.70 inches will move into the eastern great lakes
and deepen to 29.50 inches by sunday morning, dragging a cold
front across the lake tonight. a secondary cold front will cross
the lake on sunday. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter on
sunday night. a trough averaging 29.80 inches will pass to the
north on monday. a warm front will cross the lake on tuesday ahead
of low pressure 29.20 inches moving through the northern lakes on
wednesday. an arctic cold front will follow this low by thursday.
lez061-166>169-110315-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm 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-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
307 pm est sat jan 10 2026
...gale warning in effect from 7 pm est this evening through
sunday evening...
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales. rain showers likely early, then a
slight chance of rain showers late this evening. a slight chance
of snow showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 10 to
14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.sunday...west gales to 35 knots becoming northwest. a chance of
snow showers. waves 10 to 15 feet. waves occasionally around
19 feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
waves 5 to 8 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally
around 13 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 5 to 9 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
a chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. rain and
snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
wednesday night. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 to 4 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 1/10/2026 3:07 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
307 pm est sat jan 10 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...
low pressure 29.70 inches will move into the eastern great lakes
and deepen to 29.50 inches by sunday morning, dragging a cold
front across the lake tonight. a secondary cold front will cross
the lake on sunday. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter on
sunday night. a trough averaging 29.80 inches will pass to the
north on monday. a warm front will cross the lake on tuesday ahead
of low pressure 29.20 inches moving through the northern lakes on
wednesday. an arctic cold front will follow this low by thursday.
lez162-163-110315-
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-
307 pm est sat jan 10 2026
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers
early. a slight chance of snow showers late. the lake is mostly
ice covered.
.sunday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. a slight
chance of snow showers early, then a chance of snow showers late
in the morning. a slight chance of snow showers early in the
afternoon.
.sunday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots.
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain and snow showers during the day.
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots.
waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 1/10/2026 3:07 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
307 pm est sat jan 10 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...
low pressure 29.70 inches will move into the eastern great lakes
and deepen to 29.50 inches by sunday morning, dragging a cold
front across the lake tonight. a secondary cold front will cross
the lake on sunday. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter on
sunday night. a trough averaging 29.80 inches will pass to the
north on monday. a warm front will cross the lake on tuesday ahead
of low pressure 29.20 inches moving through the northern lakes on
wednesday. an arctic cold front will follow this low by thursday.
lez164-165-110315-
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-
307 pm est sat jan 10 2026
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots. a
chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers
early. a slight chance of snow showers late. the lake is mostly
ice covered.
.sunday...west gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 knots. a slight chance of snow showers early,
then a chance of snow showers from late morning on. waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.sunday night...west winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots.
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. snow
showers likely with a chance of rain showers during the day, then
a chance of snow showers wednesday night.
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers thursday night.
waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 1/10/2026 9:54 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 6:00 PM America/New_York.
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
954 am est sat jan 10 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 strengthens to 29.60 inches over the
northern great lakes through the day, bringing a window for gust
to gales across lake huron tonight and sunday. a ridge of high
pressure, 30.30 inches, will then briefly fill in across the area
late sunday night to monday morning.
lcz460-102300-
lake st clair-
954 am est sat jan 10 2026
.rest of today...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south late
in the afternoon. a chance of light snow early in the afternoon.
light snow late in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy this evening
becoming partly cloudy. a chance of light snow early in the evening.
waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25
knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
partly sunny. a chance of light snow until late afternoon. waves 2
feet or less. a small craft advisory may be needed.
.sunday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots by midnight...then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. mostly clear becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the evening. mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain. waves 2 feet or less.
.wednesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of light rain and snow. waves 2 feet or less.
wave heights are for ice free areas.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 1/10/2026 9:53 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 6:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
953 am est sat jan 10 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 strengthens to 29.60 inches over the
northern great lakes through the day, bringing a window for gust
to gales across lake huron tonight and sunday. a ridge of high
pressure, 30.30 inches, will then briefly fill in across the area
late sunday night to monday morning.
lhz363-462>464-102300-
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-
953 am est sat jan 10 2026
...gale warning in effect from this evening through sunday
afternoon...
.rest of today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. snow likely in
the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales late in the evening...
then becoming west to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales after
midnight. snow likely in the evening...then a chance of snow
after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.sunday...west winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. gusts to 35 knot
gales. a chance of snow. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally
around 18 feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening
and overnight. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after
midnight. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and
early afternoon...then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots . a
chance of rain. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots early in the evening...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
by midnight. a chance of rain in the late morning and early
afternoon. freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 1/10/2026 9:53 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 1/10/2026 6:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
953 am est sat jan 10 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 strengthens to 29.60 inches over the
northern great lakes through the day, bringing a window for gust
to gales across lake huron tonight and sunday. a ridge of high
pressure, 30.30 inches, will then briefly fill in across the area
late sunday night to monday morning.
lhz361-362-102300-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
953 am est sat jan 10 2026
.rest of today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. a chance of snow in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.tonight...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the north
early in the morning. snow in the evening...then snow likely
after midnight. snow may be heavy at times. waves 6 to 9 feet.
waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.sunday...north winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. brief gusts
to 35 knot gales. snow likely in the morning. freezing spray in
the morning. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15
feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening
and overnight. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after
midnight. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. waves 4 to 6 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain.
waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the north.
freezing spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet.
$$
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