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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
952 pm edt fri oct 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.40 inches builds from the 
west late tonight and saturday. high pressure 30.50 inches will
then remain across the region through the middle of next week.


lez162-163-170815-
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-
952 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

.overnight...north winds to 30 knots. a slight chance of
showers. waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tuesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
952 pm edt fri oct 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.40 inches builds from the 
west late tonight and saturday. high pressure 30.50 inches will
then remain across the region through the middle of next week.


lez164>168-170815-
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-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
952 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

.overnight...north winds to 30 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet. 
.saturday...north winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. waves
2 feet or less. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
943 pm edt fri oct 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...northerly gales begin to subside after midnight. a
ridge of high pressure passes across the central great lakes
saturday morning then settles across the ohio valley on sunday.
this produces gusty westerly winds on sunday as deep low pressure
tracks across northern ontario. the high pressure builds
northward into the great lakes early next week.


lcz460-171000-
lake st clair-
943 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 am edt saturday...

.rest of tonight...north at 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.saturday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then diminishing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon becoming west 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet
or less in the late morning and afternoon.
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less.
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. clear. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
942 pm edt fri oct 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...northerly gales begin to subside after midnight. a
ridge of high pressure passes across the central great lakes
saturday morning then settles across the ohio valley on sunday.
this produces gusty westerly winds on sunday as deep low pressure
tracks across northern ontario. the high pressure builds
northward into the great lakes early next week.


lhz462>464-171000-
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-
942 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 am edt saturday...

.rest of tonight...north at 35 knot gales decreasing to 20 to
25 knots. a chance of rain this evening. waves 12 to 16 feet.
waves occasionally around 20 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the morning...then becoming west 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in
the afternoon. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots until afternoon becoming
light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots by
midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 


$$

fzus63 kmkx 170251
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
951 pm cdt fri oct 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...

low pressure around 29.4 inches will continue to move well east
of the region tonight, as strong high pressure around 30.6
inches remains over the central plains. north gales are expected
to linger over the next few hours over the southern half of lake 
michigan, quickly tapering off into early saturday morning. a 
gale warning remains in effect for all of the open waters of lake 
michigan until 1 am cdt saturday morning. scattered showers will 
linger into early saturday morning over the southern half of lake 
michigan. a few rumbles of thunder and some isolated waterspout 
potential will reamin over the south half of lake michigan.

as the high shifts toward the ohio river valley on saturday, 
strong low pressure around 29.0 inches will develop in south 
central canada, shifting toward and into hudson bay on sunday. 
this may bring southwest gales to far northern portions of lake 
michigan saturday night into sunday night. 

high pressure around 30.5 inches should develop east northeast
of the region next week, bringing dry conditions and light to
modest winds.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-170930-
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-
951 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt saturday...

.rest of tonight...north gales to 35 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt late
in the morning, then becoming southwest to 30 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft. 
.saturday night...southwest gales to 35 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft. 
.sunday...southwest gales to 40 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.sunday night...southwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to gales to
35 kt. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to less
than 10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
951 pm cdt fri oct 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...

low pressure around 29.4 inches will continue to move well east
of the region tonight, as strong high pressure around 30.6
inches remains over the central plains. north gales are expected
to linger over the next few hours over the southern half of lake 
michigan, quickly tapering off into early saturday morning. a 
gale warning remains in effect for all of the open waters of lake 
michigan until 1 am cdt saturday morning. scattered showers will 
linger into early saturday morning over the southern half of lake 
michigan. a few rumbles of thunder and some isolated waterspout 
potential will reamin over the south half of lake michigan.

as the high shifts toward the ohio river valley on saturday, 
strong low pressure around 29.0 inches will develop in south 
central canada, shifting toward and into hudson bay on sunday. 
this may bring southwest gales to far northern portions of lake 
michigan saturday night into sunday night. 

high pressure around 30.5 inches should develop east northeast
of the region next week, bringing dry conditions and light to
modest winds.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-170930-
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-
951 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt saturday...

.rest of tonight...north gales to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. slight chance of waterspouts. scattered rain showers late
this evening, then isolated rain showers overnight. waves 15 to
20 ft occasionally to 26 ft subsiding to 8 to 12 ft occasionally
to 16 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt backing to southwest 15 to
25 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to
30 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to less than
10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 kt diminishing to less than 10 kt.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$