fzus61 kcle 071435
glfle 
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
935 am est sat mar 7 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 strong cold front will sweep eastward across lake erie this 
evening. behind the front, a ridge averaging 29.90 inches builds 
from the upper midwest through sunday before the ridge starts to 
exit eastward and southward on monday. during monday night, a
southeastward-moving cold front should stall in vicinity of the 
southwestern great lakes and southern ontario, and remain stalled 
just west through north of lake erie through tuesday night as 
multiple, weak lows averaging 29.70 inches move generally 
northeastward along the front. on wednesday, the front should 
sweep southeastward across lake erie as a cold front as a stronger
low moves generally northeastward from the southwestern great 
lakes to southern quebec and deepens to near 29.50 inches. behind 
the front, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches should build from the 
northern and central great plains through thursday. 


lez164>166-072130-
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-
935 am est sat mar 7 2026

.rest of today...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this
morning, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early, then a slight chance of rain late in the evening. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds around 10 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. rain tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. rain
during the day, then a chance of rain and snow wednesday night.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus61 kcle 071435
glfle 
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
935 am est sat mar 7 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 strong cold front will sweep eastward across lake erie this 
evening. behind the front, a ridge averaging 29.90 inches builds 
from the upper midwest through sunday before the ridge starts to 
exit eastward and southward on monday. during monday night, a
southeastward-moving cold front should stall in vicinity of the 
southwestern great lakes and southern ontario, and remain stalled 
just west through north of lake erie through tuesday night as 
multiple, weak lows averaging 29.70 inches move generally 
northeastward along the front. on wednesday, the front should 
sweep southeastward across lake erie as a cold front as a stronger
low moves generally northeastward from the southwestern great 
lakes to southern quebec and deepens to near 29.50 inches. behind 
the front, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches should build from the 
northern and central great plains through thursday. 


lez162-163-072130-
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-
935 am est sat mar 7 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. rain with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then rain with
a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. waves in ice free areas
1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain with a
slight chance of thunderstorms early. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. rain tuesday night. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. rain
during the day, then a chance of snow and rain wednesday night.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 071503
glfsc 
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1003 am est sat mar 7 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...low pressure, 29.50 inches, will progress from the
northern great lakes into quebec today. this will push a cold
front over the great lakes late this morning and afternoon. wind
direction veers from southwest to northwest in the wake of the
front, with dry conditions for the remainder of the weekend.


lcz460-072315-
lake st clair-
1003 am est sat mar 7 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25
knots. widespread fog late in the morning. showers in the late 
morning and early afternoon...then a chance of light showers late 
in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots.
mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. a chance of light showers
early in the evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny early in the
morning then clearing. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 2
feet or less.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the evening. clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. light rain. waves 2 feet
or less.
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
light rain and a chance of light snow. waves 2 feet or less. a small
craft advisory may be needed.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 071502
glflh 
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1002 am est sat mar 7 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...low pressure, 29.50 inches, will progress from the
northern great lakes into quebec today. this will push a cold
front over the great lakes late this morning and afternoon. wind
direction veers from southwest to northwest in the wake of the
front, with dry conditions for the remainder of the weekend.


lhz363-462>464-072315-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
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-
1002 am est sat mar 7 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.rest of today...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers.
widespread dense fog. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and
early afternoon...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots early in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots by midnight. rain and snow . 
.wednesday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots early in the evening...then becoming northwest to
30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales by midnight. rain with snow
likely until afternoon...then rain likely and a chance of snow . 

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

fzus63 kmkx 071507
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
907 am cst sat mar 7 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 29.6 inches will continue to exit through
southeastern ontario today, bringing continued southwest winds
with dense marine fog through early this afternoon before a cold 
front drops temperatures and increasing winds to allow fog to 
lift. mild and moist southwest winds will support dense fog at 
times until the strong cold frontal passage occurs later this 
morning. a marine dense fog advisory is in effect until 1 pm cst.
breezy west to northwesterly winds are expected behind the front, 
becoming southwest late tonight. breezy southwesterly winds are 
then expected for sunday into monday as two low pressure systems 
develop and track north of lake michigan through this time frame. 
a period of gales around 35 kt is expected across the northern 
half of the lake sunday morning. a gale warning is in effect for 
this time frame. a few gales are also possible sunday night behind
a cold front from these systems.


lmz567-868-072215-
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-
907 am cst sat mar 7 2026

two rivers wi to manistee mi south to sheboygan wi to pentwater
mi...

...dense fog advisory in effect until 1 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. areas of fog late this morning. chance of rain showers
late this morning, then slight chance of rain showers this
afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west late in the
evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt after midnight
increasing to 30 kt late. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.monday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of rain and snow. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
 

$$

fzus63 kmkx 071507
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
907 am cst sat mar 7 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 29.6 inches will continue to exit through
southeastern ontario today, bringing continued southwest winds
with dense marine fog through early this afternoon before a cold 
front drops temperatures and increasing winds to allow fog to 
lift. mild and moist southwest winds will support dense fog at 
times until the strong cold frontal passage occurs later this 
morning. a marine dense fog advisory is in effect until 1 pm cst.
breezy west to northwesterly winds are expected behind the front, 
becoming southwest late tonight. breezy southwesterly winds are 
then expected for sunday into monday as two low pressure systems 
develop and track north of lake michigan through this time frame. 
a period of gales around 35 kt is expected across the northern 
half of the lake sunday morning. a gale warning is in effect for 
this time frame. a few gales are also possible sunday night behind
a cold front from these systems.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-072215-
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-
907 am cst sat mar 7 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...dense fog advisory in effect until 1 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to
25 kt early this afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late.
patchy fog late this morning. chance of rain showers. waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.monday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...north gales to 35 kt. chance of rain and snow. waves
12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 070915
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
315 am cst sat mar 7 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 29.5 inches over northeast wisconsin  
will move northeast into ontario later this morning. mild and
moist southwest winds will support dense fog at times until the
strong cold frontal passage occurs later this morning. a marine 
dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 am cst. breezy west to 
northwesterly winds are expected behind the front becoming 
southwest late tonight. breezy southwesterly winds are then 
expected for sunday into monday as two low pressure systems 
develop and track north of lake michigan through this time frame. 
cannot rule out a brief potential for gales sunday and monday for 
the northern third of the open waters of lake michigan.




lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-071615-
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-
315 am cst sat mar 7 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am cst this morning...

.today...southwest winds to 30 kt veering to northwest 15 to
25 kt. areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this
afternoon. scattered rain showers this morning, then slight
chance of rain showers this afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt
late in the evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt after
midnight increasing to 30 kt late. waves 2 to 4 ft building to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 kt. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally
to 13 ft. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft 
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.monday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
chance of rain and snow showers. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming north gales to
35 kt. chance of snow, rain and light freezing rain. waves 10 to
14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.  

$$