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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
339 am est tue dec 23 2025

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 cold front tracks across lake erie today. high pressure 30.40 
inches returns tuesday night through wednesday before another low
pressure 29.70 inches inches moves across the southern great 
lakes thursday night into friday. a trough averaging 29.80 inches
will linger into saturday, and a strong cold front is expected
sunday.



lez162>165-231545-
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-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
339 am est tue dec 23 2025

.today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. a slight chance of rain early. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southwest. a chance of rain overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain and freezing rain thursday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. rain and freezing rain during the day. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain saturday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus63 kdtx 230857
glfsc 
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 am est tue dec 23 2025

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...low pressure, 29.80 inches, will then travel from west
to east across lake superior this morning. passage of this system
will veer wind direction to the northwest and will increase wind
speeds across the northern half of lake huron, bringing gust to
gales. high pressure, 30.40 inches, then quickly fills in across
the great lakes early tomorrow morning.


lcz460-231700-
lake st clair-
357 am est tue dec 23 2025

.today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of light rain early in the
morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming
light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southwest after midnight. cloudy early in the evening becoming
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15
knots in the evening. partly sunny in the morning becoming mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. light freezing rain...
possible rain and snow likely. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain. waves 2 feet or less.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 230857
glflh 
expires:202512231700;;072003

open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 am est tue dec 23 2025

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...low pressure, 29.80 inches, will then travel from west
to east across lake superior this morning. passage of this system
will veer wind direction to the northwest and will increase wind
speeds across the northern half of lake huron, bringing gust to
gales. high pressure, 30.40 inches, then quickly fills in across
the great lakes early tomorrow morning.


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lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
357 am est tue dec 23 2025

.today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early
in the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. a chance of rain in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon...then building
to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing
to the south early in the afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast
late in the afternoon...then becoming east 15 to 20 knots late in
the evening. a chance of snow late in the evening. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.friday...southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow and
freezing rain early in the morning...then snow...rain and
freezing rain likely until early evening. waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around
8 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast .
a chance of rain by midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet by midnight. 


$$

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glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
256 am cst tue dec 23 2025

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...

southwest winds early this morning will gradually become 
northwest by this afternoon, as low pressure around 29.8 inches 
moves into ontario. high pressure around 30.4 inches will then 
move from north dakota into northern minnesota by tonight. winds 
will become light and northerly. this high will then move over 
northern lake superior wednesday bringing light and variable winds
to lake michigan. south to southeast winds are expected behind 
the high wednesday night. 

another stronger high around 30.5 inches will move east across 
southern manitoba into ontario early christmas day, with winds 
steadily increasing out of the northeast to east.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-231615-
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-
256 am cst tue dec 23 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...west winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt early
this afternoon, then becoming northwest to 30 kt late. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt
late in the evening, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday...east winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south 10 to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north
10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast to
30 kt. chance of snow, rain and light freezing rain. waves 3 to
5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
snow and light freezing rain likely. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of rain. waves
2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 230856
glflm 
expires:202512231615;;071949

open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
256 am cst tue dec 23 2025

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...

southwest winds early this morning will gradually become 
northwest by this afternoon, as low pressure around 29.8 inches 
moves into ontario. high pressure around 30.4 inches will then 
move from north dakota into northern minnesota by tonight. winds 
will become light and northerly. this high will then move over 
northern lake superior wednesday bringing light and variable winds
to lake michigan. south to southeast winds are expected behind 
the high wednesday night. 

another stronger high around 30.5 inches will move east across 
southern manitoba into ontario early christmas day, with winds 
steadily increasing out of the northeast to east.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-231615-
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-
256 am cst tue dec 23 2025

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest.
chance of rain in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday night...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast. rain
likely. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming east 10 to 20 kt.
chance of rain. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to
3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

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