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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
924 pm edt mon oct 12 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 cold front will cross the lake late tuesday into wednesday. 
high pressure 30.20 inches will briefly build over the great lakes
thursday, followed by low pressure 29.80 inches and an 
accompanying cold front crossing the region friday. a trough 
averaging 29.90 inches will persist over the eastern basin of the 
lake as high pressure 30.40 inches builds in from the west on 
saturday.


lez162-163-130815-
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-
924 pm edt mon oct 12 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. showers likely. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. a chance of
showers during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
924 pm edt mon oct 12 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 cold front will cross the lake late tuesday into wednesday. 
high pressure 30.20 inches will briefly build over the great lakes
thursday, followed by low pressure 29.80 inches and an 
accompanying cold front crossing the region friday. a trough 
averaging 29.90 inches will persist over the eastern basin of the 
lake as high pressure 30.40 inches builds in from the west on 
saturday.


lez164>166-130815-
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-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
924 pm edt mon oct 12 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
showers likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers
thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. showers likely during the day. waves
5 to 8 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around
14 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
924 pm edt mon oct 12 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, 29.60 inches, moves across northern
lower michigan this morning. departure of this system will then
facilitate the passage of a cold front wednesday morning, 
bringing breezy northwest flow across northern lake huron.


lcz460-130930-
lake st clair-
924 pm edt mon oct 12 2026

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
scattered light showers and a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny early in the
morning then clearing. numerous light showers and a chance of
thunderstorms early in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. mostly clear. a chance of light rain after midnight. waves
2 feet or less.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light rain in the late morning and early afternoon. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny in the morning.
a chance of light rain in the afternoon. light rain in the evening.
waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northwest at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales.
partly cloudy. light rain. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet.  a gale warning may be needed.
.saturday...west at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales.
mostly clear. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
924 pm edt mon oct 12 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, 29.60 inches, moves across northern
lower michigan this morning. departure of this system will then
facilitate the passage of a cold front wednesday morning, 
bringing breezy northwest flow across northern lake huron.


lhz463-464-130930-
lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
924 pm edt mon oct 12 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early
in the morning. numerous showers and a chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. scattered showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots by midnight...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. rain late in the afternoon. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming northwest at 40 knot gales with storm force gusts to
50 knots. rain early in the morning...then rain likely until
early evening. a chance of rain by midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 15 to 20 feet. waves occasionally around 25 feet. a
gale warning may be needed. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot
gales becoming west 15 to 20 knots. waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
902 pm cdt mon oct 12 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...

low pressure around 26.6 inches over central wisconsin will
progress eastward overnight, crossing the northern half of lake
michigan. as this occurs, scattered thunderstorms are expected
over the northern half of the lake, with breezy east winds over
the northern tip of the lake and breezy southwest winds over the
southern half. winds turn west/northwest across the whole lake 
into tuesday and remain breezy as the low departs east. light 
north winds expected tuesday night, with isolated thunderstorms 
possible across far southern portions of the lake. winds become 
northerly across the southern half on wednesday as high pressure 
moves eastward over the northern half of the lake, then easterly 
into wednesday night as high pressure moves eastward. winds weaken
into thursday as low pressure moves east through the mississippi 
valley, then become northwesterly gales late thursday night into 
friday as low pressure moves into the eastern great lakes and 
intensifies. a few storm force gusts are possible friday.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-130945-
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-
902 pm cdt mon oct 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to
30 kt. chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 ft
building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northwest. chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to west
gales to 40 kt. showers likely. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 45 kt. a few gusts to storm force
possible. chance of showers. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21
ft.
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
902 pm cdt mon oct 12 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...

low pressure around 26.6 inches over central wisconsin will
progress eastward overnight, crossing the northern half of lake
michigan. as this occurs, scattered thunderstorms are expected
over the northern half of the lake, with breezy east winds over
the northern tip of the lake and breezy southwest winds over the
southern half. winds turn west/northwest across the whole lake 
into tuesday and remain breezy as the low departs east. light 
north winds expected tuesday night, with isolated thunderstorms 
possible across far southern portions of the lake. winds become 
northerly across the southern half on wednesday as high pressure 
moves eastward over the northern half of the lake, then easterly 
into wednesday night as high pressure moves eastward. winds weaken
into thursday as low pressure moves east through the mississippi 
valley, then become northwesterly gales late thursday night into 
friday as low pressure moves into the eastern great lakes and 
intensifies. a few storm force gusts are possible friday.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-130945-
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-
902 pm cdt mon oct 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. chance of showers and thunderstorms through early
evening, then slight chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft
building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west late in the
morning, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt early in the afternoon
becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt late. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast.
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. waves
2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to
northwest gales to 40 kt. showers likely. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 45 kt. a few gusts to storm force
possible. chance of showers. waves 15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26
ft.
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.  

$$