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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1009 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario

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 30.4 inch surface high centered over the lower ohio 
valley will ridge northward, across the lake tonight. the high will 
then shift east of the lake wednesday and reach the east coast by 
wednesday evening. a 30.2 inch high will move into the great lakes 
region thursday. a 29.8 inch low will move from james bay to the 
canadian maritimes friday. this may result in a cold front crossing 
the lake through friday night while also sending a 29.8 inch sfc low 
across the lake through. a 30.2 inch sfc high over the southeast us 
will briefly ridge north to the lake saturday into early sunday 
before another cold front crosses the region.


loz063>065-180900-
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1009 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers, then a chance of snow
showers late. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. snow
showers likely early, then a chance of snow showers late in the
morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west.
a chance of rain showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain and snow showers friday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds to 30 knots becoming west. a chance
of rain and snow showers. waves 4 to 7 feet building to 7 to
10 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 knots. a chance of rain and snow
showers. waves 7 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1009 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario

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 30.4 inch surface high centered over the lower ohio 
valley will ridge northward, across the lake tonight. the high will 
then shift east of the lake wednesday and reach the east coast by 
wednesday evening. a 30.2 inch high will move into the great lakes 
region thursday. a 29.8 inch low will move from james bay to the 
canadian maritimes friday. this may result in a cold front crossing 
the lake through friday night while also sending a 29.8 inch sfc low 
across the lake through. a 30.2 inch sfc high over the southeast us 
will briefly ridge north to the lake saturday into early sunday 
before another cold front crosses the region.


loz062-180900-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1009 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers late this evening. waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain showers during the
day, then a chance of rain and snow showers friday night. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. a chance of rain and snow showers during the day, then
a chance of rain showers saturday night. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 knots. a chance of rain and snow
showers. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
928 pm edt tue mar 17 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds eastward
across lake erie tonight and then exits slowly toward the east and
south wednesday through saturday. in addition, a warm front will
sweep northward across lake erie wednesday night. on sunday, a
cold front should sweep southward across lake erie as a low moves
northeastward from southern quebec toward labrador and deepens to
29.00 inches. 


lez061-168-169-180830-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
928 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers late this evening, then a chance of snow
after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow early. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance of
rain. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of rain
in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. a
chance of rain friday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. a chance
of rain and snow during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
928 pm edt tue mar 17 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds eastward
across lake erie tonight and then exits slowly toward the east and
south wednesday through saturday. in addition, a warm front will
sweep northward across lake erie wednesday night. on sunday, a
cold front should sweep southward across lake erie as a low moves
northeastward from southern quebec toward labrador and deepens to
29.00 inches. 


lez162>164-180830-
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-
928 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
a slight chance of snow showers late this evening. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight chance of snow
late in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. rain likely. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northeast. a chance of rain in the evening. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
928 pm edt tue mar 17 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds eastward
across lake erie tonight and then exits slowly toward the east and
south wednesday through saturday. in addition, a warm front will
sweep northward across lake erie wednesday night. on sunday, a
cold front should sweep southward across lake erie as a low moves
northeastward from southern quebec toward labrador and deepens to
29.00 inches. 


lez165>167-180830-
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-
928 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
a chance of snow showers late this evening, then a slight chance
of snow after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight chance of snow
early. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance of
rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
rain likely in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain friday
night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. a chance
of rain during the day. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
949 pm edt tue mar 17 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches will
provide light winds tonight. moderate southerly winds return
tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the central great lakes
region. light winds on thursday as a weakening cold front
approaches and washes out.


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lake st clair-
949 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

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

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
948 pm edt tue mar 17 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches will
provide light winds tonight. moderate southerly winds return
tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the central great lakes
region. light winds on thursday as a weakening cold front
approaches and washes out.


lhz363-462>464-181000-
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-
948 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

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


$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
948 pm edt tue mar 17 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches will
provide light winds tonight. moderate southerly winds return
tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the central great lakes
region. light winds on thursday as a weakening cold front
approaches and washes out.


lhz361-362-181000-
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-
948 pm edt tue mar 17 2026

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

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$