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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1044 pm edt wed apr 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...
a stationary front will persist south of lake erie into friday.
low pressure 29.60 inches will move east through the central great
lakes friday night into saturday, followed by high pressure 
30.10 inches on sunday. another low pressure system 29.50 inches 
will move northeast into the upper midwest on monday.


lez162>164-230815-
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-
1044 pm edt wed apr 22 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a
slight chance of showers late this evening. waves 1 foot or less.
.thursday...east winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then
showers likely monday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
351 am edt thu apr 23 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...high pressure holds over the region before a warm 
front slowly lifts into the area late today into friday. a low 
will develop along the front and track across the southern great 
lakes friday night.


lcz460-231600-
lake st clair-
351 am edt thu apr 23 2026

.today...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less.
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. a chance of light
showers early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5
to 10 knots after midnight. showers...then a chance of light showers
after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less.
.monday...southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
partly cloudy. a chance of light showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. a small
craft advisory may be needed.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
351 am edt thu apr 23 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...high pressure holds over the region before a warm 
front slowly lifts into the area late today into friday. a low 
will develop along the front and track across the southern great 
lakes friday night.


lhz462>464-231600-
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-
351 am edt thu apr 23 2026

.today...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. showers in the
evening...then showers likely after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening. a chance of showers. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. a chance of showers early
in the evening. rain showers likely by midnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around
15 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
243 am cdt thu apr 23 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...

a few areas of fog may develop over southern portions of the lake 
early this morning, lifting northward and likely eroding through the 
course of today. south to southeast winds accelerate across the lake 
this morning and afternoon as low pressure around 29.2 inches tracks 
eastward across the northern great plains. due to a surface high 
pressure ridge over far southeastern ontario canada, winds remain 
due easterly over the northern tip of the lake today into friday, 
and may gust to around 30 kt tonight into friday. 

the low will pull a cold front across lake michigan friday afternoon 
and evening, resulting in a breezy north-northwest wind shift. 
showers and thunderstorms are expected late thursday night through 
friday, both ahead of and along the front. severe weather is not 
anticipated at this time.

northerly winds will continue through the weekend across lake 
michigan, predominantly due north saturday and northeast sunday. 
29.4 inch low pressure is forecast to track northeastward from the 
central great plains (sunday night) near or over lake michigan 
(monday night), with gusty east to southeast winds ahead of its 
arrival and gusty west winds behind it (into tuesday). not seeing 
widespread gale potential with this system, though trends will be 
monitored.



lmz364-366-563-565-567-868-231515-
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-
243 am cdt thu apr 23 2026

rock island passage to charlevoix mi south to sheboygan wi to
pentwater mi...

.today...south to southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. patchy fog this afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 
to 5 ft.
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. patchy dense fog in the
evening. chance of rain showers and thunderstorms overnight.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. rain
showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north.
chance of rain showers in the evening. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...east winds to 30 kt. chance of rain showers. waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
243 am cdt thu apr 23 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...

a few areas of fog may develop over southern portions of the lake 
early this morning, lifting northward and likely eroding through the 
course of today. south to southeast winds accelerate across the lake 
this morning and afternoon as low pressure around 29.2 inches tracks 
eastward across the northern great plains. due to a surface high 
pressure ridge over far southeastern ontario canada, winds remain 
due easterly over the northern tip of the lake today into friday, 
and may gust to around 30 kt tonight into friday. 

the low will pull a cold front across lake michigan friday afternoon 
and evening, resulting in a breezy north-northwest wind shift. 
showers and thunderstorms are expected late thursday night through 
friday, both ahead of and along the front. severe weather is not 
anticipated at this time.

northerly winds will continue through the weekend across lake 
michigan, predominantly due north saturday and northeast sunday. 
29.4 inch low pressure is forecast to track northeastward from the 
central great plains (sunday night) near or over lake michigan 
(monday night), with gusty east to southeast winds ahead of its 
arrival and gusty west winds behind it (into tuesday). not seeing 
widespread gale potential with this system, though trends will be 
monitored.



lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-231515-
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-
243 am cdt thu apr 23 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt.
patchy fog. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. rain
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then rain showers likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 5 to
10 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...southeast winds to 30 kt. rain showers likely. waves
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
918 pm cdt wed apr 22 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...

winds will veer southeast tonight and accelerate thursday 
afternoon becoming breezy through friday morning as 29.2 inch low 
pressure develops over the northern great plains. this low 
pressure system will slowly track east toward the central portion 
of the lake friday night. some 30 kt easterly winds may occur over
the northern tip of the lake thursday night and friday.

the low will pull a cold front across lake michigan friday 
afternoon and evening, resulting in a breezy north-northwest wind
shift. showers and thunderstorms are expected late thursday night
through friday, both ahead of and along the front. severe weather
is not anticipated at this time.

northerly winds will continue through the weekend across lake 
michigan. 29.4 inch low pressure is forecast to track 
northeastward from the central great plains (sunday night) near or
over lake michigan (monday night), with gusty east to southeast 
winds ahead of its arrival and gusty west or northwest winds 
behind it (into tuesday). not seeing widespread gale potential 
with this system, though trends will be monitored.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-230945-
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-
918 pm cdt wed apr 22 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to
southeast 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday night...southeast winds to 30 kt. patchy dense fog in
the evening. chance of rain showers overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. rain showers
likely. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of rain showers. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.  

$$