fzus61 kcle 191324
glfle 
expires:202603192015;;954236

open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
924 am edt thu mar 19 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 weak warm front will move across the lake today, followed by 
high pressure 30.30 inches. another warm front will cross the lake
on friday, followed by another strong cold front on sunday. high 
pressure 30.40 inches will build southeast across lake erie early 
next week.


lez162>164-192015-
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-
924 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.rest of today...west winds less than 10 knots. a chance of rain
with a slight chance of snow late this morning, then a slight
chance of rain early this afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 

$$

fzus63 kdtx 191342
glfsc 
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
942 am edt thu mar 19 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 weakening cold front and diffuse pressure pattern
dominate the great lakes today, followed by a compact clipper
that tracks through on friday. weak high pressure this weekend
before a strong cold front sinks across the region with gusty
northeast wind on sunday.


lcz460-192145-
lake st clair-
942 am edt thu mar 19 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds. partly sunny. waves 2
feet or less.
.tonight...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy becoming mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of light rain until late
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy early in
the evening becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in
the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less.
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3
feet.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 191341
glflh 
expires:202603192145;;954578

open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
941 am edt thu mar 19 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 weakening cold front and diffuse pressure pattern
dominate the great lakes today, followed by a compact clipper
that tracks through on friday. weak high pressure this weekend
before a strong cold front sinks across the region with gusty
northeast wind on sunday.


lhz363-462>464-192145-
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-
941 am edt thu mar 19 2026

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


$$

fzus63 kmkx 191407
glflm 
expires:202603192130;;955509

open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
907 am cdt thu mar 19 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...

weak low pressure around 29.8 inches will exit into quebec and
fill through the morning, with high pressure around 30.1 inches
settling in briefly this afternoon through tonight, with light and
variable winds. low pressure of 29.7 inches will progress through
the northern plains into lake superior tonight into friday, 
bringing steady southwesterly winds by daybreak friday. winds will
veer northwesterly as low pressure exits friday afternoon. high
pressure around 29.9 inches dominates friday night through
saturday, with light and variable winds expected. saturday night,
low pressure around 29.3 inches develops in the lee of the wyoming
rockies, turning winds southerly. low pressure ejects into the
great lakes region sunday, turning winds to northerly. gales may
become possible on sunday into sunday night. winds diminish again
into monday as low pressure exits to the east.



lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-192130-
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-
907 am cdt thu mar 19 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt
late in the evening, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight becoming south 10 to 20 kt late. slight chance of rain
with a chance of light freezing rain overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. chance of rain and snow. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to
5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 191407
glflm 
expires:202603192130;;955510

open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
907 am cdt thu mar 19 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...

weak low pressure around 29.8 inches will exit into quebec and
fill through the morning, with high pressure around 30.1 inches
settling in briefly this afternoon through tonight, with light and
variable winds. low pressure of 29.7 inches will progress through
the northern plains into lake superior tonight into friday, 
bringing steady southwesterly winds by daybreak friday. winds will
veer northwesterly as low pressure exits friday afternoon. high
pressure around 29.9 inches dominates friday night through
saturday, with light and variable winds expected. saturday night,
low pressure around 29.3 inches develops in the lee of the wyoming
rockies, turning winds southerly. low pressure ejects into the
great lakes region sunday, turning winds to northerly. gales may
become possible on sunday into sunday night. winds diminish again
into monday as low pressure exits to the east.



lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-192130-
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 cdt thu mar 19 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of today...north winds less than 10 kt veering to east.
chance of rain through mid morning. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast late in the
evening, then becoming south 10 to 15 kt after midnight
increasing to 10 to 20 kt late. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northwest 10 to
15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance of
rain. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.monday...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. waves
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.  

$$