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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
250 pm est sun dec 28 2025

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 deepening low pressure 28.80 inches will move northeast into the
central great lakes tonight, moving a strong cold front east
across the lake late tonight into monday. this low will depart to
the northeast with a surface trough averaging 29.90 inches
lingering across the lake into friday as a weak high pressure
30.00 inches nudges south into the region.


lez162>164-290330-
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-
250 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...gale warning in effect from 1 am est monday through tuesday
morning...
...low water advisory in effect from 1 am monday to 1 am est
tuesday...

.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. a chance of rain with
a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then rain with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late this evening. a chance of rain after
midnight. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 40 knots becoming west to 45 knots.
a chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the
afternoon. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.monday night...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 35 knots. a
chance of snow in the evening. waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to
6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow. waves
3 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. snow
likely during the day, then a chance of snow wednesday night.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 282018
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
318 pm est sun dec 28 2025

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 rapidly deepens to 28.90 inches as it
tracks toward northern lake huron by early monday morning.
widespread rain and a few thunderstorms continue into this
evening until a strong cold front tracks through overnight.
widespread strong gales with brief storm force gusts, snow
squalls, and freezing spray are all expected monday. the next
clipper in a persistent northwest flow pattern looks to arrive
late tuesday.


lcz460-290500-
lake st clair-
318 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...gale warning in effect from 1 am est monday through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest at 35 knot
gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. rain showers ...then a chance of light rain and snow
showers early in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5
feet after midnight. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.monday...southwest at 35 knot gales becoming west to 30 knots in
the afternoon. gusts to 40 knot gales. light snow showers until late
afternoon...then a chance of light snow showers late in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.monday night...northwest at 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots
after midnight. gusts to 40 knot gales. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 5
feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
mostly cloudy. a chance of light snow early in the afternoon. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25
knots by midnight...then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. cloudy. light snow likely ...then a chance of light snow
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15
knots in the evening. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less.
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 282018
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
318 pm est sun dec 28 2025

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 rapidly deepens to 28.90 inches as it
tracks toward northern lake huron by early monday morning.
widespread rain and a few thunderstorms continue into this
evening until a strong cold front tracks through overnight.
widespread strong gales with brief storm force gusts, snow
squalls, and freezing spray are all expected monday. the next
clipper in a persistent northwest flow pattern looks to arrive
late tuesday.


lhz463-464-290500-
lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
318 pm est sun dec 28 2025

...storm warning in effect from 1 am est monday through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales after midnight...then
becoming southwest to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales early
in the morning. showers in the evening...then showers and a
chance of snow showers after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.monday...southwest at 40 knot gales veering to the west late in
the afternoon. storm force gusts to 50 knots. snow showers.
freezing spray in the afternoon. waves 12 to 16 feet building to
15 to 20 feet late in the afternoon. waves occasionally around
25 feet. 
.monday night...northwest at 40 knot gales. storm force gusts to
50 knots decreasing to 40 knot gales after midnight. a chance of
snow showers. freezing spray. waves 18 to 23 feet. waves
occasionally around 28 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. gusts to 35 knot
gales. freezing spray in the morning. a chance of snow in the
afternoon. waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 8 to 12 feet early in
the afternoon. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots. snow. waves 5 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots.
snow likely...then a chance of snow late in the evening. freezing
spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. freezing spray early in
the morning. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

fzus63 kmkx 282036
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
236 pm cst sun dec 28 2025

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...

low pressure around 29.5 inches will quickly deepen to 28.8 inches 
as it moves from southern lake michigan to lake huron from this 
afternoon into monday morning. as this deepening occurs, a very 
strong pressure gradient is expected to move over lake michigan, 
causing widespread northwesterly storm force winds. gales should 
begin over the southern end of lake michigan around 7pm cst tonight 
and quickly spread northward over the lake. storm force winds are 
then anticipated to start around 3am cst and continue into monday 
afternoon. winds will back off slightly from storms to gales late
monday afternoon and then continue into early tuesday. a storm 
warning has been issued for all of lake michigan tonight into 
early tuesday. marine dense fog is also expected to linger over 
the southern half of lake michigan through the rest of the 
afternoon until winds increase this evening. a marine dense fog 
advisory is ongoing. 

after the period of storms and gales, breezy northwest flow below 
gale force will last late into the week.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-290415-
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-
236 pm cst sun dec 28 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...storm warning in effect from 7 pm cst this evening through
late monday night...

.tonight...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming north gales to 35 kt
late this evening, then increasing to gales to 45 kt after
midnight increasing to storm force winds to 50 kt late. rain and
snow this evening, then snow and rain overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft building to 14 to 18 ft occasionally to
23 ft. 
.monday...north storm force winds to 55 kt becoming northwest
storm force winds to 50 kt. snow in the morning, then chance of
snow in the afternoon. visibility one quarter mile or less at
times in the morning. waves 18 to 23 ft occasionally to 30 ft. 
.monday night...northwest gales to 45 kt diminishing to gales to
35 kt. freezing spray. waves 14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft
subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
freezing spray in the morning. snow likely in the afternoon.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. chance
of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds to 30 kt. freezing spray. chance of
snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds to 30 kt. freezing spray.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 282036
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
236 pm cst sun dec 28 2025

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...

low pressure around 29.5 inches will quickly deepen to 28.8 inches 
as it moves from southern lake michigan to lake huron from this 
afternoon into monday morning. as this deepening occurs, a very 
strong pressure gradient is expected to move over lake michigan, 
causing widespread northwesterly storm force winds. gales should 
begin over the southern end of lake michigan around 7pm cst tonight 
and quickly spread northward over the lake. storm force winds are 
then anticipated to start around 3am cst and continue into monday 
afternoon. winds will back off slightly from storms to gales late
monday afternoon and then continue into early tuesday. a storm 
warning has been issued for all of lake michigan tonight into 
early tuesday. marine dense fog is also expected to linger over 
the southern half of lake michigan through the rest of the 
afternoon until winds increase this evening. a marine dense fog 
advisory is ongoing. 

after the period of storms and gales, breezy northwest flow below 
gale force will last late into the week.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-290415-
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-
236 pm cst sun dec 28 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...dense fog advisory in effect until 6 pm cst this evening...
...storm warning in effect from 7 pm cst this evening through
late monday night...

.tonight...west gales to 40 kt increasing to storm force winds to
50 kt. chance of rain and snow this evening, then snow and rain
overnight. freezing spray overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft building to 15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26 ft. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 55 kt diminishing to
gales to 40 kt. freezing spray. snow likely in the morning, then
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 20 to 25 ft occasionally
to 33 ft. 
.monday night...northwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
chance of snow and light freezing drizzle in the evening.
freezing spray. waves 15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26 ft subsiding
to 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. freezing
spray in the morning. chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally
to 12 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. chance
of snow in the evening. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds to 30 kt. chance of snow. waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. freezing spray.
chance of snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding
to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. freezing spray. waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

$$