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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
344 pm edt wed jul 15 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches will persist today before a weak cold 
front will move south across lake erie late this evening into 
thursday. on saturday, a warm front will lift north across the 
lake followed by a cold front saturday night.


lez162-163-160215-
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-
344 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a
slight chance of showers this evening. patchy smoke after
midnight. areas of smoke late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 knots or less. smoke. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. smoke in the morning.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. a chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms monday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus61 kcle 151944
glfle 
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
344 pm edt wed jul 15 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...
high pressure 30.10 inches will persist today before a weak cold 
front will move south across lake erie late this evening into 
thursday. on saturday, a warm front will lift north across the 
lake followed by a cold front saturday night.


lez164>166-160215-
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-
344 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. areas of smoke late.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming west. smoke.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
smoke in the evening, then areas of smoke overnight. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. smoke
in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms monday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 151958
glfsc 
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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
358 pm edt wed jul 15 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 weak cold front continues southward across the 
central great lakes through tonight as canadian wildfire smoke
fills in behind the boundary. weak high pressure follows by 
thursday before the next low pressure system moves in for the late
week and early weekend time-frame.


lcz460-160400-
lake st clair-
358 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 am edt thursday...

.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15
knots after midnight...then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in
the morning. partly cloudy. patchy smoke in the evening. areas of
smoke after midnight...then smoke early in the morning. waves 2 feet
or less.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. smoke. waves 2
feet or less.
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. smoke
early in the evening...then areas of smoke by midnight. patchy smoke
after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. sunny early in the morning
becoming partly sunny. areas of smoke early in the morning. waves 2
feet or less.
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms ...then a chance of showers after
midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the evening. partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

fzus63 kdtx 151957
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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 pm edt wed jul 15 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 weak cold front continues southward across the 
central great lakes through tonight as canadian wildfire smoke
fills in behind the boundary. weak high pressure follows by 
thursday before the next low pressure system moves in for the late
week and early weekend time-frame.


lhz462>464-160400-
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-
357 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 am edt thursday...

.tonight...light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. areas of smoke in the
evening...then smoke after midnight. waves 2 feet or less
building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
evening...then patchy smoke after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. patchy smoke in the morning. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight.
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then
showers likely after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon...then veering to the north late
in the evening. showers likely. a chance of thunderstorms late in
the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the evening...then becoming light and variable by
midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight.
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms . waves
2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet . 


$$

fzus63 kmkx 151956
glflm 
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
256 pm cdt wed jul 15 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...

high pressure gradually breaks down this evening as a weak area of 
low pressure around 29.9 inches works its way across lake superior 
and down lake michigan. this has brought a northeasterly wind shift 
across the lake and will continue thursday. additional seeing 
wildfire smoke from northern mn and northwestern ontario reducing 
visibility across the northern third of the open waters to 1 nm or 
less at times this afternoon and likely to continue into 
thursday. thus a marine dense smoke advisory has been issued. 
smoke is expected to continue to spread southward, but uncertain 
on how low visibilities will fall for the southern portions of 
lake michigan. will continue to monitor if an expansion of the 
advisory will be needed.

otherwise, lighter winds expected again on thursday as another high 
pressure around 30.1 inches briefly builds back into the region 
before influence from a low pressure around 29.7 inches developing 
over the northern plains pushes eastward through the weekend 
bringing more southwesterly flow for friday into saturday. then as 
the low tracking northeastward, it will drag a cold front across the 
lake resulting in northerly wind shift through the day saturday with 
another high pressure building over the region for sunday. 
additionally will see periodic shower and thunderstorm chances 
across the lake for the end of the week through the weekend. 


lmz366-565-567-868-160315-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
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-
256 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

sturgeon bay wi to point betsie mi south to sheboygan wi to
pentwater mi...

.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt. smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to
15 kt. smoke in the morning. chance of showers in the morning.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest.
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to
4 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north to 30 kt
in the afternoon. chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to west 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of showers. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
256 pm cdt wed jul 15 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...

high pressure gradually breaks down this evening as a weak area of 
low pressure around 29.9 inches works its way across lake superior 
and down lake michigan. this has brought a northeasterly wind shift 
across the lake and will continue thursday. additional seeing 
wildfire smoke from northern mn and northwestern ontario reducing 
visibility across the northern third of the open waters to 1 nm or 
less at times this afternoon and likely to continue into 
thursday. thus a marine dense smoke advisory has been issued. 
smoke is expected to continue to spread southward, but uncertain 
on how low visibilities will fall for the southern portions of 
lake michigan. will continue to monitor if an expansion of the 
advisory will be needed.

otherwise, lighter winds expected again on thursday as another high 
pressure around 30.1 inches briefly builds back into the region 
before influence from a low pressure around 29.7 inches developing 
over the northern plains pushes eastward through the weekend 
bringing more southwesterly flow for friday into saturday. then as 
the low tracking northeastward, it will drag a cold front across the 
lake resulting in northerly wind shift through the day saturday with 
another high pressure building over the region for sunday. 
additionally will see periodic shower and thunderstorm chances 
across the lake for the end of the week through the weekend. 


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-160315-
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-
256 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 5 to 10 kt.
areas of smoke. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt.
areas of smoke in the morning, then smoke in the afternoon. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east.
smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke overnight. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
areas of smoke in the morning. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west to 30 kt in
the afternoon. chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 15 to
25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.  

$$