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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
933 pm est thu jan 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...
an arctic cold front will move across the area late tonight with 
high pressure 30.80 inches building into the region and becoming 
centered over the great lakes by saturday. a trough averaging 
30.10 inches cross the lower great lakes on sunday followed by 
high pressure 30.40 inches building south of the area on monday.


lez162>164-230945-
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-
933 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...low water advisory in effect until 4 am est friday...

.overnight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves in ice free
areas 1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. snow.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
927 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through today, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray, and
additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
tonight into saturday, which will bring lighter winds to the
region.


lcz460-231030-
lake st clair-
927 pm est thu jan 22 2026

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15
to 20 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of light
snow showers by midnight...then partly cloudy early in the morning.
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. partly sunny.
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. clear.
.saturday...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny.
.saturday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light snow in the morning...then light snow likely in the afternoon
and evening.
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
926 pm est thu jan 22 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...an arctic airmass expands across the great lakes
through friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. high
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the great lakes late
tonight into saturday, which will bring lighter winds to the
region.


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lake huron from harbor beach to port sanilac beyond 5nm off shore-
lake huron from port sanilac to port huron beyond 5nm off shore-
926 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 am est friday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late friday
night...

.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. gusts to 30 knots. a chance of snow
showers this evening. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.friday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. waves 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast by midnight...then becoming east 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast late
in the evening. a chance of snow. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the west .
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
837 pm cst thu jan 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...

low pressure around 29.6 inches will track across central quebec
through friday, while an arctic front follows across lake michigan  
tonight. west to northwest gales will prevail this afternoon
through friday morning with this surge of arctic air. gale
warnings are in effect through friday morning for all of lake
michigan. a heavy freezing spray warning is also in effect through
early saturday morning for the entire lake. 

arctic high pressure around 30.8 inches will expand across the 
great lakes friday night through saturday night. this will allow 
for gradually weakening winds over lake michigan friday night and
remaining relatively light through the weekend.


lmz080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-231015-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 5 nm
offshore to mid lake-
lake michigan from two rivers to sheboygan wi 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 pentwater to manistee mi 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-
837 pm cst thu jan 22 2026

two rivers wi to manistee mi south...

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late friday
night...

.rest of tonight...west gales to 35 kt becoming northwest. heavy
freezing spray. chance of snow through early evening, then snow
likely overnight. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.friday...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
heavy freezing spray. chance of snow. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. heavy freezing spray in the evening. chance of snow. waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 kt veering to east. chance of
snow. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of snow. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 25 kt. freezing spray. chance
of snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. freezing
spray. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$