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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
926 pm est sat jan 3 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches will move east through the area tonight
into early sunday, followed by high pressure 30.10 inches 
building east across the great lakes into sunday night. the high 
will exit to the east monday morning and lift a warm front 
northeast across lake erie. a cold front will cross the lake on 
wednesday before high pressure 30.00 inches returns thursday.


lez162>164-040915-
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-
926 pm est sat jan 3 2026

.overnight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a slight chance of
snow. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow
overnight. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain during the day. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of rain. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
931 pm est sat jan 3 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...light snow tapers late tonight as weak low pressure,
29.90 inches, vacates the great lakes region. high pressure,
30.20 inches, then fills in for most of sunday before the next
clipper system brings another glancing shot of snow to the great
lakes early monday morning.


lcz460-041045-
lake st clair-
931 pm est sat jan 3 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. cloudy this evening
becoming partly cloudy. flurries likely by midnight.
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny.
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots after midnight. partly cloudy early in the evening becoming
mostly cloudy. light snow likely after midnight.
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10
knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy.
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable...then becoming south 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly
cloudy.
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain.
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy.
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
931 pm est sat jan 3 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...light snow tapers late tonight as weak low pressure,
29.90 inches, vacates the great lakes region. high pressure,
30.20 inches, then fills in for most of sunday before the next
clipper system brings another glancing shot of snow to the great
lakes early monday morning.


lhz363-462>464-041045-
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-
931 pm est sat jan 3 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots by midnight...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. snow after midnight. snow may be heavy at times
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots by midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the southeast .
a chance of rain . waves 1 to 3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
916 pm cst sat jan 3 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...

no major changes to the going forecast since the previous
issuance, given the presence of high pressure.

west winds will remain variable tonight into early sunday as a 
broad area of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches moves across the
western great lakes. southerly winds will develop by sunday 
afternoon as that high becomes centered over central ohio, and low
pressure of 29.6 inches moves across southern minnesota. gales 
are not expected, but winds over the open waters could approach 
30 knots before weakening monday morning. 

a few other system may impact the lake michigan area through mid
to late week with winds varying between westerly and southerly, 
but the probability of gales is low at this time.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-041030-
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-
916 pm cst sat jan 3 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest.
chance of snow and slight chance of light sleet in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. snow
with a chance of freezing rain in the evening, then snow with
possible rain, freezing rain, drizzle and freezing drizzle likely
overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 kt. chance of rain in the
morning, then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.tuesday night...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. chance of rain and snow. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
916 pm cst sat jan 3 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...

no major changes to the going forecast since the previous
issuance, given the presence of high pressure.

west winds will remain variable tonight into early sunday as a 
broad area of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches moves across the
western great lakes. southerly winds will develop by sunday 
afternoon as that high becomes centered over central ohio, and low
pressure of 29.6 inches moves across southern minnesota. gales 
are not expected, but winds over the open waters could approach 
30 knots before weakening monday morning. 

a few other system may impact the lake michigan area through mid
to late week with winds varying between westerly and southerly, 
but the probability of gales is low at this time.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-041030-
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-
916 pm cst sat jan 3 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to
5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to south 10 to
15 kt. chance of snow and slight chance of light sleet in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. rain, light freezing rain and snow likely in the evening.
waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. chance of
rain. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain. waves
2 to 4 ft.  

$$