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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu jan 22 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 29.6 inch low will move from quebec to the canadian 
maritimes through friday. a series of cold fronts will move through 
the lower great lakes, with the final arctic front crossing the lake 
on friday. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the great lakes saturday, then northern new england 
by sunday. a 29.7 inch low over the southeast united states sunday 
morning will move to the mid atlantic sunday afternoon, then off the 
new england coast monday while deepening to 29.2 inches. the next 
weak area of low pressure of 29.9 inches will slide across the great 
lakes tuesday.


loz063>065-230400-
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday evening...

.tonight...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 35 knots. lake
effect snow showers. waves 13 to 18 feet subsiding to 12 to
16 feet. waves occasionally around 23 feet. 
.friday...west gales to 35 knots. lake effect snow showers. waves
12 to 17 feet. waves occasionally around 22 feet. 
.friday night...northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots overnight. lake effect snow showers in the evening, then
a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers in the evening, then a
chance of snow overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. snow.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. snow
showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
monday night. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves 6 to 10 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. waves occasionally
around 14 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu jan 22 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 29.6 inch low will move from quebec to the canadian 
maritimes through friday. a series of cold fronts will move through 
the lower great lakes, with the final arctic front crossing the lake 
on friday. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the great lakes saturday, then northern new england 
by sunday. a 29.7 inch low over the southeast united states sunday 
morning will move to the mid atlantic sunday afternoon, then off the 
new england coast monday while deepening to 29.2 inches. the next 
weak area of low pressure of 29.9 inches will slide across the great 
lakes tuesday.


loz062-230400-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday evening...

.tonight...west winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales. a
chance of snow showers this evening, then lake effect snow
showers likely after midnight. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves
occasionally around 18 feet. 
.friday...west gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 knots in the afternoon. lake effect snow
showers. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. lake effect snow showers in the evening, then a chance
of snow showers overnight. waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a
chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. snow.
waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. a chance of
snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. waves 6 to
10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
337 pm est thu jan 22 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...
an arctic cold front will move across the area late tonight with 
high pressure 30.80 inches building into the region and becoming 
centered over the great lakes by saturday. a trough averaging 
30.10 inches cross the lower great lakes on sunday followed by 
high pressure 30.40 inches building south of the area on monday.


lez061-169-230315-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
337 pm est thu jan 22 2026

.tonight...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers from
late evening on. heavy freezing spray late. waves in ice free
areas 6 to 9 feet. waves in ice free areas occasionally around
11 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots. heavy freezing spray. a chance
of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow
showers in the afternoon. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. snow.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a chance of
snow during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. heavy
freezing spray during the day. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
337 pm est thu jan 22 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...
an arctic cold front will move across the area late tonight with 
high pressure 30.80 inches building into the region and becoming 
centered over the great lakes by saturday. a trough averaging 
30.10 inches cross the lower great lakes on sunday followed by 
high pressure 30.40 inches building south of the area on monday.


lez162>164-230315-
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-
337 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...low water advisory in effect until 4 am est friday...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. waves in
ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. snow.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
337 pm est thu jan 22 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...
an arctic cold front will move across the area late tonight with 
high pressure 30.80 inches building into the region and becoming 
centered over the great lakes by saturday. a trough averaging 
30.10 inches cross the lower great lakes on sunday followed by 
high pressure 30.40 inches building south of the area on monday.


lez165>168-230315-
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-
337 pm est thu jan 22 2026

.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a slight chance of snow
showers early. a slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
the lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a slight chance of snow
showers in the morning. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely
overnight. 
.sunday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. snow.
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow during the day. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
359 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
friday into saturday, which will quickly reduce wind speeds and
gusts through the end of the week.


lcz460-230500-
lake st clair-
359 pm est thu jan 22 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow
showers ...then partly cloudy early in the morning.
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. partly sunny.
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. clear.
.saturday...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny.
.saturday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light snow in the morning...then light snow likely in the afternoon
and evening.
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
friday into saturday, which will quickly reduce wind speeds and
gusts through the end of the week.


lhz363-462-230500-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
lake huron from port austin to harbor beach beyond 5nm off shore-
353 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late friday
night...

.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots late
in the evening...then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots after
midnight. gusts to 35 knot gales. a chance of snow showers. waves
8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots until late
afternoon. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
south in the late evening and overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast late
in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the west . waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
friday into saturday, which will quickly reduce wind speeds and
gusts through the end of the week.


lhz463-464-230500-
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 est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late friday
night...

.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening...then increasing to 20 to 25 knots after
midnight. gusts to 35 knot gales. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. waves 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast by midnight...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast late
in the evening. a chance of snow. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the west .
waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 8 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
353 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
friday into saturday, which will quickly reduce wind speeds and
gusts through the end of the week.


lhz361-362-230500-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
353 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late friday
night...

.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots early
in the morning. a chance of snow showers. waves 8 to 12 feet.
waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots in
the morning. a chance of snow showers. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
south in the late evening and overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow late in the morning. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the
northwest early in the evening backing to the west by midnight.
waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet. 


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