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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 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 strong low pressure system, 29.00 inches, moves
across southern michigan and lake huron this morning and
afternoon. this brings unsettled weather including gust to gales
through tomorrow morning. high pressure, 30.30 inches, briefly
fills in over the great lakes tomorrow afternoon and evening.


lhz361-362-161600-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect through tuesday morning...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect from 2 pm edt this
afternoon through tuesday afternoon...

.today...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north to
30 knots early in the afternoon...then veering to the south late
in the afternoon. gusts to 35 knot gales. freezing rain...sleet...
possible rain and snow showers in the morning...then a chance of
snow showers and showers in the afternoon. freezing spray in the
afternoon. waves 12 to 16 feet. waves occasionally around
20 feet. 
.tonight...southwest at 35 knot gales veering to the northwest in
the late evening and overnight. gusts to 40 knot gales. snow
showers likely in the evening...then a chance of snow showers
after midnight. heavy freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 feet
building to 15 to 20 feet after midnight. waves occasionally
around 25 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in
the morning. heavy freezing spray. waves 14 to 18 feet subsiding
to 8 to 12 feet early in the afternoon. waves occasionally around
23 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. freezing spray
in the evening. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots late in the morning...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
evening. freezing spray late in the morning. a chance of snow.
waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west .
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the east . a
chance of snow and rain. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 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 strong low pressure system, 29.00 inches, moves
across southern michigan and lake huron this morning and
afternoon. this brings unsettled weather including gust to gales
through tomorrow morning. high pressure, 30.30 inches, briefly
fills in over the great lakes tomorrow afternoon and evening.


lhz363-462>464-161600-
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-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect through tuesday morning...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect from 2 pm edt this
afternoon through tuesday afternoon...

.today...south winds to 30 knots veering to the southwest late in
the afternoon. gusts to 35 knot gales. a chance of showers in the
morning. waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west at 35 knot
gales in the late evening and overnight. gusts to 40 knot gales.
a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves 10 to
14 feet building to 15 to 20 feet after midnight. waves
occasionally around 25 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in the
morning. heavy freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to
8 to 12 feet early in the afternoon. waves occasionally around
20 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the evening...then becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots by midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
until early evening...then building to 2 to 4 feet by midnight. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north
10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming east 15 to 20 knots
by midnight. a chance of snow. a chance of rain by midnight.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
302 am cdt mon mar 16 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 of 29.0 inches has stalled over southern lower 
michigan, bringing northerly storm force gusts to the northern 
two thirds of the lake and gales to the southern third. heavy
snow will drop visibilities across the entire late into mid-
morning today. a frigid airmass will spread southward early 
this morning, bringing heavy freezing spray to the entire lake. 
low pressure will gradually exit into ontario this afternoon, 
allowing for storm force winds to diminish to gales this 
evening. gales and heavy freezing spray will then continue into 
tuesday morning. winds will slowly diminish through tuesday,
shifting to southerly ahead of another system tuesday afternoon
into tuesday night. winds shift to southwesterly as the system
progresses through ontario wednesday night into thursday
morning, then to northwesterly on thursday as a cold front
progresses southeastward through the region.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-161515-
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-
302 am cdt mon mar 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...storm warning in effect through this evening...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
morning...
...gale warning in effect from this evening through tuesday
morning...

.today...north storm force winds to 55 kt becoming northwest
storm force winds to 50 kt. visibility one quarter mile or less
at times. snow, slight chance of freezing rain and light sleet
this morning, then snow this afternoon. waves 18 to 23 ft
occasionally to 30 ft. 
.tonight...northwest storm force winds to 50 kt diminishing to
gales to 35 kt. visibility one quarter mile or less at times.
chance of snow in the evening, then slight chance of snow
overnight. waves 15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26 ft subsiding to
14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt
late in the morning, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt early in the
afternoon becoming west late. heavy freezing spray in the
morning. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest. chance of
snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to
10 to 20 kt. chance of rain and snow. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
302 am cdt mon mar 16 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 of 29.0 inches has stalled over southern lower 
michigan, bringing northerly storm force gusts to the northern 
two thirds of the lake and gales to the southern third. heavy
snow will drop visibilities across the entire late into mid-
morning today. a frigid airmass will spread southward early 
this morning, bringing heavy freezing spray to the entire lake. 
low pressure will gradually exit into ontario this afternoon, 
allowing for storm force winds to diminish to gales this 
evening. gales and heavy freezing spray will then continue into 
tuesday morning. winds will slowly diminish through tuesday,
shifting to southerly ahead of another system tuesday afternoon
into tuesday night. winds shift to southwesterly as the system
progresses through ontario wednesday night into thursday
morning, then to northwesterly on thursday as a cold front
progresses southeastward through the region.


lmz669-671-870-872-161515-
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 whitehall to pentwater mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
lake michigan from grand haven to whitehall mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
302 am cdt mon mar 16 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south to north point light wi to
grand haven mi...

...storm warning in effect through this evening...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
morning...
...gale warning in effect from this evening through tuesday
morning...

.today...northwest storm force winds to 50 kt diminishing to
gales to 45 kt. freezing spray this morning, then heavy freezing
spray this afternoon. snow and slight chance of freezing rain
this morning, then snow likely this afternoon. waves 18 to 23 ft
occasionally to 30 ft. 
.tonight...northwest gales to 45 kt diminishing to gales to
35 kt. chance of snow in the evening. heavy freezing spray. waves
15 to 20 ft occasionally to 26 ft subsiding to 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt
late in the morning, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt early in the
afternoon becoming west late. heavy freezing spray in the
morning, then freezing spray in the afternoon. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 kt. chance of snow. waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. waves 3 to
5 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz266-162000-
lake superior east of a line from manitou island to marquette mi
and west of a line from grand marais mi to the us/canadian border
beyond 5nm from shore-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...storm warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
afternoon...

.early this morning...north storm force winds to 60 knots. heavy
freezing spray. snow. waves 25 to 30 feet occasionally to
38 feet. 
.today...north storm force winds to 60 knots increasing to storm
force winds to 60 knots with a few hurricane force gusts to
65 knots possible in the afternoon, then diminishing to storm
force winds to 60 knots late. heavy freezing spray. snow. waves
building to over 30 feet, then subsiding to 25 to 30 feet
occasionally to 38 feet. 
.tonight...north storm force winds to 55 knots diminishing to
gales to 45 knots after midnight. heavy freezing spray. snow
showers likely through midnight. a chance of snow showers after
midnight. waves subsiding to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 20 knots
late. heavy freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. waves
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south
20 to 30 knots after midnight. freezing spray after midnight.
waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 20 to 30 knots veering southwest by mid
afternoon. freezing spray through early afternoon. a chance of
snow showers. waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of
snow showers. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. waves building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast 20 to
30 knots. a chance of rain showers. a chance of snow showers.
waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz162-162000-
lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026 /300 am cdt mon mar 16 2026/

...gale warning in effect through this evening...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late tonight...

.early this morning...north gales to 40 knots. heavy freezing
spray. a slight chance of snow. waves 15 to 20 feet occasionally
to 25 feet. 
.today...north gales to 45 knots. a slight chance of snow through
early afternoon. heavy freezing spray. waves subsiding to 8 to
11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 35 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots.
heavy freezing spray through midnight. waves subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west in the
afternoon, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots late. waves
subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest
after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 3 to
5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. waves subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west
after midnight. a chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with
snow. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west. waves
building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 15 to
25 knots. a chance of rain showers. a chance of snow showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz267-162000-
lake superior from grand marais mi to whitefish point mi 5nm off
shore to the us/canadian border-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...storm warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
afternoon...

.early this morning...northeast storm force winds to 60 knots.
heavy freezing spray. snow. waves 15 to 20 feet occasionally to
25 feet building to 17 to 22 feet occasionally to 28 feet. 
.today...north storm force winds to 60 knots. heavy freezing
spray. snow. waves 17 to 22 feet occasionally to 28 feet. 
.tonight...north storm force winds to 55 knots diminishing to
gales to 45 knots after midnight. heavy freezing spray. a chance
of snow showers. waves subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to
18 feet. 
.tuesday...north gales to 35 knots becoming northwest 20 to
30 knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 25 knots
late. heavy freezing spray through early afternoon. a chance of
snow showers. waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south
15 to 25 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet,
then building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 20 to 30 knots. freezing spray through
early afternoon. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 4 to
7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 20 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz263-162000-
lake superior from saxon harbor wi to upper entrance to portage
canal mi 5nm off shore to the us/canadian border including isle
royale national park-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...storm warning in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 2 pm edt this afternoon through
late tonight...

.early this morning...north gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing
spray. a chance of snow. waves 17 to 22 feet occasionally to
28 feet. 
.today...north gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing spray. a slight
chance of snow. waves subsiding to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to
21 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing spray. a
slight chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots in the afternoon, then backing southwest late. a slight
chance of snow showers through early afternoon. waves subsiding
to calm to 2 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. a slight chance of
snow showers. waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to
7 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. waves subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west
after midnight. a chance of rain showers. waves subsiding to calm
to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to
20 knots. waves building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots.
a chance of rain showers. a chance of snow showers. waves
building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz264-162000-
lake superior from upper entrance to portage canal to manitou
island mi 5nm off shore to the us/canadian border-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...storm warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
afternoon...

.early this morning...north storm force winds to 55 knots. heavy
freezing spray. a chance of snow. waves 20 to 25 feet
occasionally to 31 feet. 
.today...north storm force winds to 60 knots. heavy freezing
spray. a chance of snow. waves subsiding to 17 to 22 feet
occasionally to 28 feet. 
.tonight...north storm force winds to 50 knots diminishing to
gales to 45 knots after midnight. heavy freezing spray. a chance
of snow showers. waves subsiding to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to
14 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest 10 to
20 knots in the afternoon, then becoming west 5 to 15 knots late.
heavy freezing spray through early afternoon. a slight chance of
snow showers through early afternoon. waves subsiding to calm to
2 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. waves building to
3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. waves subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west
after midnight. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to
20 knots. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southeast 20 to
30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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 29.1 inch over lower michigan reaches northern lake huron this 
afternoon. tonight, lake superior will be between the low as it 
shifts into quebec and a 30.3 inch high over the great plains. this 
high shifts south of the great lakes basin through tuesday, 
extending weak 30.0 inch ridging over lake superior. a 29.5 inch low 
over the canadian prairie wednesday morning will begin to push 
towards the lake on wednesday, weakening to 29.8 inches over 
northwestern ontario wednesday night. weak ridging of around 30.1 
inches will be over the lake thursday evening ahead of the next 
clipper low moving over northern ontario by friday afternoon at 
around 29.7 inches.



lsz265-162000-
lake superior west of line from manitou island to marquette mi
beyond 5nm from shore-
400 am edt mon mar 16 2026

...storm warning in effect through late tonight...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday
afternoon...

.early this morning...north storm force winds to 60 knots. heavy
freezing spray. snow. waves 25 to 30 feet occasionally to
38 feet. 
.today...north storm force winds to 60 knots. heavy freezing
spray. snow. waves subsiding to 22 to 27 feet occasionally to
34 feet. 
.tonight...north storm force winds to 55 knots diminishing to
gales to 45 knots after midnight. heavy freezing spray. snow
showers likely through midnight. a chance of snow showers after
midnight. waves subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to
18 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots in the afternoon, then becoming west 10 to 20 knots
late. heavy freezing spray through early afternoon. a chance of
snow showers. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest by mid
afternoon. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west
after midnight. a chance of rain and snow showers. waves calm to
2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. waves building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south 20 to
30 knots. a chance of rain showers. a chance of snow showers.
waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 

$$