fzus61 kcle 180128
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
928 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...
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds eastward
across lake erie tonight and then exits slowly toward the east and
south wednesday through saturday. in addition, a warm front will
sweep northward across lake erie wednesday night. on sunday, a
cold front should sweep southward across lake erie as a low moves
northeastward from southern quebec toward labrador and deepens to
29.00 inches. 


lez162>164-180830-
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-
928 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
a slight chance of snow showers late this evening. 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 180149
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
949 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...a ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches will
provide light winds tonight. moderate southerly winds return
tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the central great lakes
region. light winds on thursday as a weakening cold front
approaches and washes out.


lcz460-181000-
lake st clair-
949 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. cloudy this evening becoming 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 kdtx 180148
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
948 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...a ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches will
provide light winds tonight. moderate southerly winds return
tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the central great lakes
region. light winds on thursday as a weakening cold front
approaches and washes out.


lhz363-462>464-181000-
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-
948 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet 
building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon. waves 
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. a chance of rain and
snow. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then backing to the east late in
the evening. a chance of rain late in the morning. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south until
early evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by midnight.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the north. a
chance of rain and snow until afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 


$$

fzus63 kmkx 180145
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
845 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 moderate southwest to south winds are expected across 
the lake as high pressure around 30.2 inches moves east north east from
southern illinois toward the southern new england states. a 
modest to breezy southwest winds will prevail 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.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-180915-
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-
845 pm cdt tue mar 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to
15 to 25 kt. slight chance of snow through early evening, then
chance of snow overnight. waves 1 to 3 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 15 to 25 kt diminishing to
10 to 15 kt. chance of rain showers, light freezing rain and snow
showers overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding
to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 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 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. chance of
snow. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 180145
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
845 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 moderate southwest to south winds are expected across 
the lake as high pressure around 30.2 inches moves east north east from
southern illinois toward the southern new england states. a 
modest to breezy southwest winds will prevail 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.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-180915-
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-
845 pm cdt tue mar 17 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south
15 to 25 kt. 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.
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 diminishing to
5 to 10 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 kt backing to north. chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 2 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. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$