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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 9/16/2026 4:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/16/2026 11:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario
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 will settle south of the lake this
evening, then stall just south of the lake thursday. a 30.4 inch
high will then build from northwest ontario province thursday night
to southern quebec by saturday morning before moving off the new
england coast by sunday while weakening to 30.2 inches. another 30.4
inch high will then build from northwest ontario province sunday to
western quebec monday. meanwhile, a 29.8 inch low will move into the
lower ohio valley by monday.
loz062-170300-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less.
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
a chance of showers early. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
waves 1 to 2 feet.
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
2 feet or less.
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
saturday night. waves 2 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely during
the day. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers monday night. waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
$$
(2/9)
Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 9/16/2026 4:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/16/2026 11:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario
waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.
.synopsis...a weak cold front will settle south of the lake this
evening, then stall just south of the lake thursday. a 30.4 inch
high will then build from northwest ontario province thursday night
to southern quebec by saturday morning before moving off the new
england coast by sunday while weakening to 30.2 inches. another 30.4
inch high will then build from northwest ontario province sunday to
western quebec monday. meanwhile, a 29.8 inch low will move into the
lower ohio valley by monday.
loz063>065-170300-
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. waves
2 feet or less.
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or
less.
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. waves
1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. showers
likely saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely during
the day. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers monday night. waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
(3/9)
Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 9/16/2026 3:59 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/16/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
359 pm edt wed sep 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...
a stationary front will slowly sag south tonight into thursday,
followed by high pressure 30.20 inches for friday. low pressure
29.90 inches will track east across the great lakes on saturday
and extend a cold front through the area on sunday. a trough
averaging 30.00 inches will linger behind the front into early
next week.
lez164>167-170215-
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-
359 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less.
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. waves 1 foot or less.
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less
building to 2 to 3 feet.
.friday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance of
showers during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. showers
likely during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.monday...northeast winds to 30 knots becoming east 15 to
25 knots. a chance of showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 9/16/2026 3:59 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/16/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
359 pm edt wed sep 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...
a stationary front will slowly sag south tonight into thursday,
followed by high pressure 30.20 inches for friday. low pressure
29.90 inches will track east across the great lakes on saturday
and extend a cold front through the area on sunday. a trough
averaging 30.00 inches will linger behind the front into early
next week.
lez061-168-169-170215-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
359 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
late this evening. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight, then showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...north winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance of
showers during the day, then showers saturday night. waves 1 to
3 feet.
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. showers
likely during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.monday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers monday
night. waves 3 to 6 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 9/16/2026 3:59 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/16/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
359 pm edt wed sep 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...
a stationary front will slowly sag south tonight into thursday,
followed by high pressure 30.20 inches for friday. low pressure
29.90 inches will track east across the great lakes on saturday
and extend a cold front through the area on sunday. a trough
averaging 30.00 inches will linger behind the front into early
next week.
lez162-163-170215-
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-
359 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less.
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves
1 foot or less.
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 6 feet.
.monday...east winds to 30 knots becoming northeast 15 to
25 knots. a chance of showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
(6/9)
Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 9/16/2026 3:53 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/17/2026 12:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on lake huron
waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.
.synopsis...southern edge of northern ontario high pressure, 30.30
inches, slides across the central great lakes through thursday.
the cold front stalls near the southern great lakes into
thursday. another cold front passes southward through the region
thursday night into early friday before plains low pressure
arrives this weekend.
lhz361-170400-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
353 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...light and variable winds. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...light and variable winds. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 2 feet or
less.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable.
waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. a chance of showers
after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots late in the evening. showers likely...then a chance of
showers late in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to northeast
15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots by midnight. waves
2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet by midnight.
.monday...east winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots . waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 9/16/2026 3:53 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/17/2026 12:00 AM America/New_York.
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm edt wed sep 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...southern edge of northern ontario high pressure, 30.30
inches, slides across the central great lakes through thursday.
the cold front stalls near the southern great lakes into
thursday. another cold front passes southward through the region
thursday night into early friday before plains low pressure
arrives this weekend.
lcz460-170400-
lake st clair-
353 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. cloudy. a chance of light showers in the late
evening and overnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. cloudy. a chance of light
showers early in the morning. a chance of light showers in the
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy early in
the evening becoming partly cloudy. a chance of light showers early
in the evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10
knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or
less.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely in the
morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon and evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.monday...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 9/16/2026 3:53 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/17/2026 12:00 AM America/New_York.
fzus63 kdtx 161953
glflh
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm edt wed sep 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...southern edge of northern ontario high pressure, 30.30
inches, slides across the central great lakes through thursday.
the cold front stalls near the southern great lakes into
thursday. another cold front passes southward through the region
thursday night into early friday before plains low pressure
arrives this weekend.
lhz362-363-170400-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
353 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...light and variable winds. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...light and variable winds becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots by midnight...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east
after midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. waves 2 feet
or less.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely...then a
chance of showers late in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the evening increasing to
15 to 20 knots by midnight. a chance of showers early in the
morning. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.monday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KDTX
Issued 9/16/2026 3:53 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 9/17/2026 12:00 AM America/New_York.
fzus63 kdtx 161953
glflh
expires:202609170400;;562471
open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm edt wed sep 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...southern edge of northern ontario high pressure, 30.30
inches, slides across the central great lakes through thursday.
the cold front stalls near the southern great lakes into
thursday. another cold front passes southward through the region
thursday night into early friday before plains low pressure
arrives this weekend.
lhz462>464-170400-
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-
353 pm edt wed sep 16 2026
.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
east after midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. waves
1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots late in the morning...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening. a chance of showers in the morning...then
showers late in the morning. rain showers likely late in the
evening. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers early in the morning. waves 3 to
5 feet.
.monday...east winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
until early evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by
midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
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