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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
327 am est mon jan 12 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 ridge averaging 30.20 inches will remain over the area before a
low pressure 29.30 inches moves east across the northern great
lakes on tuesday into wednesday. this system will move a cold
front east wednesday morning before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches
builds northeast late wednesday into thursday. another low
pressure 29.50 inches will move east through the region on friday
into this weekend. 


lez162-163-121515-
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-
327 am est mon jan 12 2026

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain in the evening. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. rain and snow likely during the day, then snow likely
wednesday night. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
327 am est mon jan 12 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 ridge averaging 30.20 inches will remain over the area before a
low pressure 29.30 inches moves east across the northern great
lakes on tuesday into wednesday. this system will move a cold
front east wednesday morning before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches
builds northeast late wednesday into thursday. another low
pressure 29.50 inches will move east through the region on friday
into this weekend. 


lez164-165-121515-
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-
327 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
945 pm est sun jan 11 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...less windy tonight, then mild and breezy monday and 
tuesday ahead of the next low pressure system, 29.20 inches, with 
rain moving in tuesday morning. the low slowly pivots through the 
region tuesday night into wednesday, eventually forcing a cold 
frontal passage. this leads to a changeover to snow with the 
possibility for a period of post-frontal gales late wednesday.


lcz460-121045-
lake st clair-
945 pm est sun jan 11 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15
to 20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy this evening
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots late in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy early
in the evening becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20
knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light rain in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon...then becoming north 20 to 25 knots with
gusts to 30 knots in the evening. mostly cloudy. a chance of light
rain in the morning...then light rain and snow likely in the
afternoon and evening. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet
in the evening. a small craft advisory may be needed.
.thursday...north winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. a chance of
light snow. waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
944 pm est sun jan 11 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...less windy tonight with a bit of light snow possible
for northern lake huron. mild and breezy monday and tuesday ahead
of the next low pressure system, 29.20 inches, with rain moving
in tuesday morning. the low slowly pivots through the region
tuesday night into wednesday, eventually forcing a cold frontal
passage. this leads to a changeover to snow with the possibility
for a period of post- frontal gales late wednesday.


lhz363-462>464-121045-
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-
944 pm est sun jan 11 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the
morning. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. a chance of rain and snow in the morning...then rain
likely in the afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to
9 feet early in the afternoon. waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to
30 knots early in the evening. rain likely in the evening...then
a chance of rain after midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the morning...then
increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales late in the
afternoon. a chance of rain and snow...then a chance of snow late
in the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet building to 12 to 16 feet
late in the afternoon. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding
to 5 to 7 feet . waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the
southwest . waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
855 pm cst sun jan 11 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...

broad high pressure around 30.5 inches over the lower mississippi
river valley will continue to weak and drift south as a low 
pressure around 29.5 inches over hudson bay moves east. both
systems will drive the southwest to west winds over lake michigan
tonight. winds will accelerate to around 30 kt at times along a 
surface trough into late tonight. winds with then gradually 
decelerate through the daytime monday. 

breezy south to southwest winds are expected tuesday ahead of 
another low pressure system around 29.3 inches. this low pressure 
system will track east across lake superior tuesday afternoon, 
shifting winds to northwesterly tuesday night. there is potential
for north to northwesterly gales behind the associated cold front
wednesday through wednesday night. moderate freezing spray may
occur with these gales.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-121015-
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-
855 pm cst sun jan 11 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west to
30 kt. slight chance of snow through early evening, then chance
of snow overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.monday night...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 kt. rain likely in the morning,
then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to
30 kt. chance of rain in the evening, then chance of snow and
rain overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.wednesday...north gales to 40 kt. freezing spray. chance of
snow. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft building to 14 to
18 ft occasionally to 23 ft. 
.wednesday night...north gales to 40 kt diminishing to gales to
35 kt. freezing spray. waves 14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft
subsiding to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of snow. waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
855 pm cst sun jan 11 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...

broad high pressure around 30.5 inches over the lower mississippi
river valley will continue to weak and drift south as a low 
pressure around 29.5 inches over hudson bay moves east. both
systems will drive the southwest to west winds over lake michigan
tonight. winds will accelerate to around 30 kt at times along a 
surface trough into late tonight. winds with then gradually 
decelerate through the daytime monday. 

breezy south to southwest winds are expected tuesday ahead of 
another low pressure system around 29.3 inches. this low pressure 
system will track east across lake superior tuesday afternoon, 
shifting winds to northwesterly tuesday night. there is potential
for north to northwesterly gales behind the associated cold front
wednesday through wednesday night. moderate freezing spray may
occur with these gales.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-121015-
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-
855 pm cst sun jan 11 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to
30 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.monday...west winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. waves
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.monday night...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 kt. chance of rain. waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to
30 kt. chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain and
snow overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 40 kt becoming north. snow. waves
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft building to 15 to 20 ft
occasionally to 26 ft. 
.wednesday night...north gales to 40 kt diminishing to gales to
35 kt. freezing spray. chance of snow. waves 15 to 20 ft
occasionally to 26 ft subsiding to 14 to 18 ft occasionally to
23 ft. 
.thursday...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
chance of snow. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. snow likely. waves 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.  

$$