fzus61 kcle 171935
glfle 
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
335 pm edt tue mar 17 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...
high pressure 30.40 inches will build across the great lakes tonight 
and drift east through wednesday. a warm front will lift north 
across the area wednesday night, followed by high pressure 30.10 
inches which will persist into saturday. weak low pressure 29.80 
inches will track east through the great lakes on sunday and extend 
a cold front across the area.


lez162>164-180215-
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-
335 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow early. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight chance of snow
late in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. rain likely. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northeast. a chance of rain in the evening. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus63 kdtx 171958
glflh 
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
358 pm edt tue mar 17 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, 30.40 inches, tracking through the ohio
valley, with the northern extension reaching the central great
lakes this evening, supporting light winds overnight. moderate
southerly winds return tomorrow as a warm front lifts through.


lhz463-464-180400-
lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
358 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.tonight...west winds around 15 knots backing to the southwest 
early in the morning. a chance of snow showers in the evening. 
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. a chance of rain.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
northwest after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning...then backing to the southeast late in the
evening. a chance of rain. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the south until
early evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west
15 to 20 knots early in the evening veering to the north by
midnight. a chance of rain until afternoon. a chance of snow in
the late morning and early afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 


$$

fzus63 kdtx 171957
glfsc 
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 pm edt tue mar 17 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, 30.40 inches, tracking through the ohio
valley, with the northern extension reaching the central great
lakes this evening, supporting light winds overnight. moderate
southerly winds return tomorrow as a warm front lifts through.


lcz460-180400-
lake st clair-
357 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less.
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. light rain
likely until late afternoon...then a chance of light rain early in
the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a chance of light
rain early in the evening...then mostly cloudy in the late evening
and overnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast in the
evening. mostly cloudy. a chance of light rain in the afternoon and
evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2
feet or less.
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. a chance of
light rain. waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

fzus63 kmkx 171932
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
232 pm cdt tue mar 17 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...

light to modest northwest winds will shift to southwest by late 
today, as high pressure around 30.2 inches moves across lake 
michigan this evening. modest to breezy southwest winds will 
prevail tonight into wednesday night as low pressure of 29.7 
inches progresses through the southern canadian prairies into 
ontario. a weak cold front will then slowly pass thursday into 
thursday evening with light and variable winds.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-180415-
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-
232 pm cdt tue mar 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. slight chance of snow this evening, then chance of snow
overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. chance
of snow with areas of light freezing drizzle in the morning, then
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain
showers, light freezing rain and snow showers overnight. waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north. chance
of light freezing rain in the morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest
10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
chance of rain and snow showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. chance of
snow. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 171932
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
232 pm cdt tue mar 17 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...

light to modest northwest winds will shift to southwest by late 
today, as high pressure around 30.2 inches moves across lake 
michigan this evening. modest to breezy southwest winds will 
prevail tonight into wednesday night as low pressure of 29.7 
inches progresses through the southern canadian prairies into 
ontario. a weak cold front will then slowly pass thursday into 
thursday evening with light and variable winds.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-180415-
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-
232 pm cdt tue mar 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt
late this evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt after
midnight becoming south 15 to 25 kt late. chance of snow
overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow with areas of light freezing drizzle in the
morning. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to
10 to 15 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 kt veering to north. chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. waves 10 to
14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.  

$$