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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
340 am edt wed jul 15 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches continues to build across the region 
and into the ohio valley through wednesday. a weak cold front will
move south across lake erie late wednesday into thursday. on 
saturday, a warm front will lift north across the lake followed by
a cold front saturday night. 


lez162-163-151415-
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-
340 am edt wed jul 15 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a slight
chance of showers in the evening. areas of smoke through the
early overnight, then smoke late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
smoke in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. areas of smoke
in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms friday night. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms saturday night. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
340 am edt wed jul 15 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches continues to build across the region 
and into the ohio valley through wednesday. a weak cold front will
move south across lake erie late wednesday into thursday. on 
saturday, a warm front will lift north across the lake followed by
a cold front saturday night. 


lez164>166-151415-
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-
340 am edt wed jul 15 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. patchy
smoke early, then areas of smoke. smoke late. a slight chance of
showers late in the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. smoke
in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. areas of smoke in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms friday night. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
316 am edt wed jul 15 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 mainly dry cold front will drop south through the
central great lakes tonight and wednesday. weak high pressure
follows for thursday before the next low pressure system moves in
for the late week and early weekend time frame.


lcz460-151530-
lake st clair-
316 am edt wed jul 15 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in the
afternoon. partly sunny. smoke late in the afternoon. waves 2 feet
or less.
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots late in the evening...then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after
midnight. partly cloudy. smoke. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. smoke early in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny in the
morning...then a chance of light showers in the afternoon. partly
cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
316 am edt wed jul 15 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 mainly dry cold front will drop south through the
central great lakes tonight and wednesday. weak high pressure
follows for thursday before the next low pressure system moves in
for the late week and early weekend time frame.


lhz462>464-151530-
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-
316 am edt wed jul 15 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming
light and variable...then becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in
the afternoon. patchy smoke in the morning...then smoke in the
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest
early in the morning. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. smoke in the morning.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the east late in
the afternoon. a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the
evening. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in
the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north 10 to
15 knots . showers likely. a chance of thunderstorms until early
evening...then a chance of showers by midnight. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
until early evening...then veering to the east by midnight. waves
1 to 3 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
853 pm cdt tue jul 14 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...

high pressure around 30.2 inches over the midwest and great lakes
region will continue to bring dry and warm westerly winds across 
lake michigan through wednesday morning. a weak area of low 
pressure around 29.9 inches will gradually work its way across 
lake superior and down lake michigan through the day wednesday 
pushing the high pressure out and bringing a northeasterly wind 
shift across the lake later wednesday into thursday. will see 
lighter winds on thursday as high pressure around 30.1 inches 
briefly builds back in before influence from a low pressure around
29.7 inches developing over the northern plains push eastward 
through the weekend bringing more southwesterly flow. as a result 
a cold front will drag across the lake resulting in northerly wind
shift toward the end of the weekend. additionally will see 
periodic shower and thunderstorm chances across the lake for the 
end of the week through the weekend.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-150915-
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-
853 pm cdt tue jul 14 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to
northwest. patchy smoke overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. smoke. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
areas of smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt. areas of smoke in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt veering to northwest.
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
853 pm cdt tue jul 14 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...

high pressure around 30.2 inches over the midwest and great lakes
region will continue to bring dry and warm westerly winds across 
lake michigan through wednesday morning. a weak area of low 
pressure around 29.9 inches will gradually work its way across 
lake superior and down lake michigan through the day wednesday 
pushing the high pressure out and bringing a northeasterly wind 
shift across the lake later wednesday into thursday. will see 
lighter winds on thursday as high pressure around 30.1 inches 
briefly builds back in before influence from a low pressure around
29.7 inches developing over the northern plains push eastward 
through the weekend bringing more southwesterly flow. as a result 
a cold front will drag across the lake resulting in northerly wind
shift toward the end of the weekend. additionally will see 
periodic shower and thunderstorm chances across the lake for the 
end of the week through the weekend.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-150915-
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-
853 pm cdt tue jul 14 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt veering to west 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north 10 to 20 kt.
patchy smoke in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to
5 to 10 kt. smoke. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
smoke in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. areas of smoke in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$