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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
947 am edt thu jul 16 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches briefly builds into the region today. a
warm front will lift north across the lake early saturday followed
by a cold front saturday night. another cold front is expected to
move through the region on tuesday.


lez162-163-162015-
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-
947 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. smoke, then areas of smoke late. waves 1 foot or less.
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. areas
of smoke early, then smoke from late evening on. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. smoke. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
areas of smoke in the evening. a chance of showers overnight.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers saturday night. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms monday night. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
947 am edt thu jul 16 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches briefly builds into the region today. a
warm front will lift north across the lake early saturday followed
by a cold front saturday night. another cold front is expected to
move through the region on tuesday.


lez164>166-162015-
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-
947 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north winds 10 knots or less becoming east. smoke.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. areas
of smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
areas of smoke in the evening. showers likely overnight. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms saturday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less
building to 3 to 5 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
346 am edt thu jul 16 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...canadian wildfire smoke persists today with high 
pressure building back in. the next weak low pressure systems 
arrive friday bringing another round of showers and thunderstorms,
followed by a secondary low on saturday.


lcz460-161600-
lake st clair-
346 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.today...north winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. smoke. waves 2
feet or less.
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. partly cloudy. smoke early in the evening...then areas of
smoke late in the evening. patchy smoke after midnight. waves 2 feet
or less.
.friday...light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots.
mostly sunny. areas of smoke. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. mostly clear. areas of smoke early in the evening.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots in
the evening. partly sunny in the morning...then showers and a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly clear. showers
likely. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
345 am edt thu jul 16 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...canadian wildfire smoke persists today with high 
pressure building back in. the next weak low pressure systems 
arrive friday bringing another round of showers and thunderstorms,
followed by a secondary low on saturday.


lhz462>464-161545-
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-
345 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 am edt this morning...

.today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. smoke. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.tonight...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
evening...then patchy smoke after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. patchy smoke. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. areas of smoke in the
evening. a chance of showers after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon.
showers likely. a chance of thunderstorms late in the morning.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 8 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then veering to the east by midnight.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
showers likely by midnight. waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to
5 feet . 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
838 am cdt thu jul 16 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...

wildfire smoke from northern mn and northwestern ontario has
spread across all open waters of lake michigan and will reduce 
visibility to 1 nm or less at times. thus a marine dense smoke 
advisory continues today through friday for all open waters.

otherwise, lighter winds expected again today as another high 
pressure around 30.1 inches briefly builds back into the region 
before influence from a low pressure around 29.7 inches developing
over the northern plains pushes eastward through the weekend 
bringing more southwesterly flow friday into saturday. then as 
the low pressure tracks northeastward, it will drag a cold front 
across the lake resulting in northerly wind shift through the day 
saturday with another high pressure building over the region for 
sunday. additionally will see periodic shower and thunderstorm 
chances across the lake for the end of the week through the 
weekend.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-162115-
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-
838 am cdt thu jul 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...marine dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt friday...

.rest of today...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to
15 kt. smoke through mid morning, then areas of smoke this
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. areas of
smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. smoke in the
morning, then patchy smoke in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt veering to north to 30 kt.
chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 15 to
25 kt. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
838 am cdt thu jul 16 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...

wildfire smoke from northern mn and northwestern ontario has
spread across all open waters of lake michigan and will reduce 
visibility to 1 nm or less at times. thus a marine dense smoke 
advisory continues today through friday for all open waters.

otherwise, lighter winds expected again today as another high 
pressure around 30.1 inches briefly builds back into the region 
before influence from a low pressure around 29.7 inches developing
over the northern plains pushes eastward through the weekend 
bringing more southwesterly flow friday into saturday. then as 
the low pressure tracks northeastward, it will drag a cold front 
across the lake resulting in northerly wind shift through the day 
saturday with another high pressure building over the region for 
sunday. additionally will see periodic shower and thunderstorm 
chances across the lake for the end of the week through the 
weekend.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-162115-
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-
838 am cdt thu jul 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...marine dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt friday...

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. smoke. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 kt veering to east 5 to 10 kt.
smoke. waves 1 ft or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. areas of smoke in the evening. chance of showers in the
evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight.
waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north. chance of
showers. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of showers. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building
to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
338 am cdt thu jul 16 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...

wildfire smoke from northern mn and northwestern ontario will 
continue to reduce visibility across the northern third of the 
open waters to 1 nm or less at times. thus a marine dense smoke 
advisory continues. smoke is expected to continue to spread 
southward, but uncertain on how low visibilities will fall for the
southern portions of lake michigan. we may need to expand the
advisory and we will continue to monitor lake visibilities today.

otherwise, lighter winds expected again today as another high 
pressure around 30.1 inches briefly builds back into the region 
before influence from a low pressure around 29.7 inches developing
over the northern plains pushes eastward through the weekend 
bringing more southwesterly flow for friday into saturday. then as
the low tracking northeastward, it will drag a cold front across 
the lake resulting in northerly wind shift through the day 
saturday with another high pressure building over the region for 
sunday. additionally will see periodic shower and thunderstorm 
chances across the lake for the end of the week through the 
weekend.


lmz366-565-567-868-161545-
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 pentwater to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
338 am cdt thu jul 16 2026

sturgeon bay wi to point betsie mi south to sheboygan wi to
pentwater mi...

.today...north winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. patchy
smoke this morning. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to southeast 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt.
chance of showers in the morning. waves 3 to 5 ft building to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of showers. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.  

$$