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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
952 am edt mon apr 6 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...
low pressure 30.00 inches will move east through the great lakes 
today, extending a cold front across the lake. high pressure 
30.60 inches will build across the region tuesday and persist into
wednesday. low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the 
upper great lakes on thursday, extending a cold front southeast 
across the lower great lakes. this front will remain nearly 
stationary just south of lake erie into friday.


lez162-163-062015-
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-
952 am edt mon apr 6 2026

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight chance of
showers this afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. a
slight chance of rain showers early. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday night...southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

$$

fzus61 kcle 061352
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
952 am edt mon apr 6 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...
low pressure 30.00 inches will move east through the great lakes 
today, extending a cold front across the lake. high pressure 
30.60 inches will build across the region tuesday and persist into
wednesday. low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the 
upper great lakes on thursday, extending a cold front southeast 
across the lower great lakes. this front will remain nearly 
stationary just south of lake erie into friday.


lez164>167-062015-
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-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-
952 am edt mon apr 6 2026

.rest of today...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain
showers late this morning, then a slight chance of rain showers
early this afternoon. a chance of rain showers late. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. a chance of
rain and snow showers in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
thursday night. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus63 kdtx 061355
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
955 am edt mon apr 6 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 clipper system tracks across lake huron today
followed by a rush of colder air tonight into early tuesday. 
brief high pressure follows tuesday. the next low organizes over 
the upper midwest wednesday, sending a slow-moving cold front 
through on thursday and friday.


lcz460-062200-
lake st clair-
955 am edt mon apr 6 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. partly sunny. a chance of light showers
late in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy becoming
mostly cloudy after midnight becoming partly cloudy. a chance of
light showers in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and
variable early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. waves
2 feet or less.
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the evening. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of light rain. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance of
light rain. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 061353
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
953 am edt mon apr 6 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 clipper system tracks across lake huron today
followed by a rush of colder air tonight into early tuesday. 
brief high pressure follows tuesday. the next low organizes over 
the upper midwest wednesday, sending a slow-moving cold front 
through on thursday and friday.


lhz463-464-062200-
lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
953 am edt mon apr 6 2026

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


$$

fzus63 kmkx 061659
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1159 am cdt mon apr 6 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...

northwest gales are expected over the north half of the lake this
afternoon and early evening, as low pressure around 29.7 inches 
tracks across the northern great lakes, reaching the lower great 
lakes late tonight. a gale warning is now in effect. some moderate 
freezing spray is possible over the northern half of the lake 
this evening.

winds will decrease late tonight into tuesday as high pressure 
around 30.5 inches moves across central lake michigan tuesday
morning into the early afternoon. 

low pressure around 29.5 inches will then track along the 
canadian border tuesday night and wednesday, then track north of 
lake superior wednesday night into thursday morning. this will
result in breezy south winds which may increase to gale force.
much weaker winds will then take hold by thursday afternoon and
the remainder of the week. 


lmz567-868-062115-
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-
1159 am cdt mon apr 6 2026

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

.rest of today...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30
kt. scattered rain showers with isolated snow showers late this 
morning, then scattered snow showers this afternoon. waves 2 to 4 
ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
scattered snow showers in the evening. waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft. 
.tuesday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of rain and snow in the morning, then chance of snow in
the afternoon. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft building to
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.wednesday night...south gales to 40 kt. rain. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.thursday...southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. chance
of rain showers. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding
to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 061659
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1159 am cdt mon apr 6 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...

northwest gales are expected over the north half of the lake this
afternoon and early evening, as low pressure around 29.7 inches 
tracks across the northern great lakes, reaching the lower great 
lakes late tonight. a gale warning is now in effect. some moderate 
freezing spray is possible over the northern half of the lake 
this evening.

winds will decrease late tonight into tuesday as high pressure 
around 30.5 inches moves across central lake michigan tuesday
morning into the early afternoon. 

low pressure around 29.5 inches will then track along the 
canadian border tuesday night and wednesday, then track north of 
lake superior wednesday night into thursday morning. this will
result in breezy south winds which may increase to gale force.
much weaker winds will then take hold by thursday afternoon and
the remainder of the week. 


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-062115-
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-
1159 am cdt mon apr 6 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of today...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
scattered snow showers with isolated rain showers this afternoon.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 6 to 9 ft 
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
isolated snow showers in the evening. waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
in the morning, then becoming northeast early in the afternoon
becoming northeast 5 to 10 kt late. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally
to 10 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft. 
.wednesday night...south gales to 35 kt. chance of rain. waves
8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
917 am cdt mon apr 6 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...

northwest winds will increase today as a small area of low 
pressure around 30.0 inches develops east of lake huron. a few 
gale force gusts are possible over the northern half of the open 
waters during the afternoon hours. 

winds will decrease tonight into tuesday as high pressure around 
30.5 inches moves over and east of the area. some moderate 
freezing spray is possible over the northern half of the lake 
this evening.

low pressure around 29.6 inches will form over the northern great
plains and approach lake michigan tuesday night into wednesday, 
resulting in increasing southerly winds across the waters. winds 
will remain gusty into wednesday night as the low passes north of
lake superior. gale force gusts will be possible with this 
system. 

winds will taper during the day thursday, with high pressure
around 30.4 inches moving from the northern plains toward lake 
superior. showers and a few thunderstorms are forecast wednesday 
into thursday.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-062130-
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-
917 am cdt mon apr 6 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of today...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30
kt. a brief period of gales may occur mid to late afternoon over
the northern one third of the lake. scattered snow showers late 
this morning, then scattered snow and rain showers this afternoon.
waves 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
freezing spray in the evening. scattered snow showers in the
evening. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft. 
.tuesday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
chance of rain and snow in the morning, then chance of snow in
the afternoon. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft building to
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.wednesday night...south gales to 40 kt. rain. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.thursday...southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. chance
of rain showers. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding
to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$