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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
943 am edt wed aug 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 front wavering south of lake erie will finally move south as a
cold front by tonight as weak low pressure 29.80 inches tracks
through the ohio valley. high pressure 30.20 inches builds over
the great lakes thursday and remains in place through saturday. 
low pressure 29.90 inches moves into the region on sunday,
lifting a warm front across the lake in the morning followed by a
cold front in the evening.


lez162>164-122015-
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-
943 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.this afternoon...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms early. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms saturday night. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers sunday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
955 am edt wed aug 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...a quasi-stationary front holds over the southern great
lakes through thursday, bringing periods of showers and 
thunderstorms across the waters. high pressure, 30.00 inches, will
dominate the region to the north of the front. light winds will 
be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall 
northerly trend over lake huron and southerly toward western lake 
erie.


lcz460-122200-
lake st clair-
955 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of today...south winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves 2
feet or less.
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...light and variable winds. partly sunny. waves 2 feet or
less.
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon and evening. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of showers. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
948 am edt wed aug 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...a quasi-stationary front holds over the southern great
lakes through thursday, bringing periods of showers and 
thunderstorms across the waters. high pressure, 30.00 inches, will
dominate the region to the north of the front. light winds will 
be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall 
northerly trend over lake huron and southerly toward western lake 
erie.


lhz462>464-122200-
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-
948 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds becoming north 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. showers and thunderstorms late in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon...then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet
late in the afternoon. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots by midnight. showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms by midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in
the evening...then veering to the west 10 to 15 knots by
midnight. showers likely until afternoon. a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
858 am cdt wed aug 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...

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake, 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan. midday today, a line of severe
thunderstorms may impact the southern tip of the lake with strong
winds and perhaps an isolated waterspout. patchy fog is also
expected through thursday.

influence from the front finally exits the region as high 
pressure around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great 
lakes region thursday night into friday. will see south to 
southeasterly winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure
slides east of the area and low pressure develops over the 
plains. expect low pressure to track northeastward across the 
northern great lakes later saturday into sunday, bringing shower 
and thunderstorm chances to the lake. as low pressure departs and
high pressure builds down into the region later sunday into early
next week, winds shift to the northwest.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-122115-
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-
858 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of today...east winds less than 10 kt becoming north late
this morning, then becoming 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon
becoming north 10 to 15 kt late. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
858 am cdt wed aug 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...

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake, 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan. midday today, a line of severe
thunderstorms may impact the southern tip of the lake with strong
winds and perhaps an isolated waterspout. patchy fog is also
expected through thursday.

influence from the front finally exits the region as high 
pressure around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great 
lakes region thursday night into friday. will see south to 
southeasterly winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure
slides east of the area and low pressure develops over the 
plains. expect low pressure to track northeastward across the 
northern great lakes later saturday into sunday, bringing shower 
and thunderstorm chances to the lake. as low pressure departs and
high pressure builds down into the region later sunday into early
next week, winds shift to the northwest.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-122115-
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-
858 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northwest.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers
in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast
15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 ft. 

$$