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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
749 am est tue feb 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 stationary front will settle south across lake erie tonight. low
pressure of 29.20 inches will move into the upper midwest on
wednesday, lifting the stationary boundary north as a warm front.
another low pressure system will deepen to 29.40 inches as it 
approaches southern lake michigan thursday night, sweeping a cold 
front east across lake erie on friday. a trough averaging 29.90 
inches will linger into saturday.


lez162>167-171515-
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-
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-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-
749 am est tue feb 17 2026

.today...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. areas of
fog from late morning on. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. areas of fog in the evening. a chance of rain after
midnight. rain likely late. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain in the evening. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely
thursday night. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. a chance of
rain during the day. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow saturday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
403 am est tue feb 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 weak cold front stalls across the southern great
lakes and awaits the next large low pressure system developing in
the plains today. this system deepens to 29.40 inches from the
plains to midwest resulting in easterly gales over northern lake
huron by wednesday, and a gale warning is now in effect. a heavy
wintry mix of precipitation is also expected across lake huron 
with the system wednesday and thursday.


lcz460-171715-
lake st clair-
403 am est tue feb 17 2026

.today...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. patchy dense fog until late
afternoon.
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15
knots after midnight. a chance of light rain late in the evening.
rain after midnight.
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. rain until late
afternoon. a chance of light rain early in the afternoon.
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy.
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
mostly cloudy. light rain likely in the evening.
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. light rain
likely.
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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glflh 
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
355 am est tue feb 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 weak cold front stalls across the southern great
lakes and awaits the next large low pressure system developing in
the plains today. this system deepens to 29.40 inches from the
plains to midwest resulting in easterly gales over northern lake
huron by wednesday, and a gale warning is now in effect. a heavy
wintry mix of precipitation is also expected with the system
wednesday and thursday.


lhz462>464-171700-
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-
355 am est tue feb 17 2026

.today...light and variable winds. patchy dense fog. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
a chance of rain in the evening...then rain with freezing rain
likely after midnight. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. rain.
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots late in the evening. a chance of rain and snow late in
the evening. 
.friday...east winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early
afternoon...then veering to the southwest . rain likely early in
the morning...then a chance of rain early in the evening. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots until early evening...then veering to the northwest by
midnight. 

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
842 am cst tue feb 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...

east to southeast winds will increase today into tonight as 
strong, compact low pressure of 29.1 inches approaches from the
dakotas. high-end, easterly gales are expected from midnight into
wednesday afternoon over the northern third of the lake, where a 
gale warning remains in effect. the warmer airmass over the chilly
lake waters should limit the mixing down of higher gusts 
elsewhere across the lake.

winds will ease later wednesday into thursday and become southerly
as that low occludes and weakens to 29.5 inches over northern
minnesota. winds will increase thursday night into friday night 
as another strong low pressure system around 29.2 inches tracks
from iowa into central wisconsin. that low will cross northern or
central lake michigan friday morning and gradually weaken through
saturday. gusty northerly winds are expected sunday into monday.


lmz080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-172215-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
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 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 pentwater to manistee mi 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-
842 am cst tue feb 17 2026

sturgeon bay wi to point betsie mi south...

.rest of today...east winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt. rain
likely in the evening, then rain overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft
building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain in the morning. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 10 to
20 kt. chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast to
30 kt. rain likely. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building
to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. chance of rain
and snow. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft.  

$$