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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
902 pm edt sun jul 19 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 30.00 inches will persist over the region into
monday. a warm front will lift northeast across the area monday
night as low pressure 29.30 inches moves east near hudson bay. 
this low will extend a cold front across the area on wednesday, 
followed by high pressure 30.10 inches on thursday.


lez162-163-200830-
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-
902 pm edt sun jul 19 2026

.overnight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. patchy smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. patchy smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. patchy smoke in the evening. showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
902 pm edt sun jul 19 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 30.00 inches will persist over the region into
monday. a warm front will lift northeast across the area monday
night as low pressure 29.30 inches moves east near hudson bay. 
this low will extend a cold front across the area on wednesday, 
followed by high pressure 30.10 inches on thursday.


lez164>168-200830-
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-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
902 pm edt sun jul 19 2026

.overnight...north winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. patchy smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming west. patchy
smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
949 pm edt sun jul 19 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...high pressure encompasses the great lakes tonight, 
then exits into the mid-atlantic on monday as a cold front reaches
the western great lakes. this front will pass across the region 
monday night into tuesday leading to periods of showers and 
thunderstorms. wet weather could persist into tuesday before high 
pressure from alberta/manitoba builds in by tuesday evening with a
drying effect.


lcz460-201000-
lake st clair-
949 pm edt sun jul 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late monday night through
tuesday evening...

.rest of tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots by midnight becoming
light and variable. clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots.
sunny until late afternoon becoming partly sunny. patchy smoke.
waves 2 feet or less.
.monday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to
25 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. patchy smoke. a chance of
light showers after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet after midnight.
.tuesday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
partly sunny. light showers likely early in the morning. a chance of
light showers in the late morning and early afternoon...then light
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. light
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 10 to 15
knots. partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. clear. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
949 pm edt sun jul 19 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...high pressure encompasses the great lakes tonight, 
then exits into the mid-atlantic on monday as a cold front reaches
the western great lakes. this front will pass across the region 
monday night into tuesday leading to periods of showers and 
thunderstorms. wet weather could persist into tuesday before high 
pressure from alberta/manitoba builds in by tuesday evening with a
drying effect.


lhz462>464-201000-
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-
949 pm edt sun jul 19 2026

.rest of tonight...light and variable winds. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. patchy smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots
after midnight. patchy smoke. a chance of showers after midnight.
waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon.
showers likely. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
8 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. gusts to
30 knots. a chance of showers. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots. waves 8 to 12 feet.
waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
early in the evening...then veering to the south by midnight.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north by
midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
918 pm cdt sun jul 19 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...

wildfire smoke currently overspreads lake michigan, with areas of
denser smoke reducing visibility to around 1 nautical mile at 
times. a marine dense smoke advisory is in effect across lake 
michigan into early monday morning.

high pressure will continue to exit southeastward tonight, with 
29.4 inch low pressure tracking southeastward across manitoba and 
ontario canada into monday. south to southwest winds build across
the lake tonight, becoming gusty into monday. a few gusts to gale
force will be possible monday afternoon and evening over the 
northern half of the lake. strong to severe thunderstorms will 
also be possible monday afternoon through monday night across the 
lake. 

a cold front crosses the lake monday night into tuesday morning.
winds veer northwest and become gusty again as it passes. winds
veer due north later tuesday into tuesday night with gusts to 
gale force possible.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-200930-
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-
918 pm cdt sun jul 19 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt monday...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. patchy smoke. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south gales to
35 kt. patchy smoke. chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.monday night...south gales to 40 kt becoming southwest gales to
35 kt late in the evening, then diminishing to 30 kt after
midnight becoming west late. patchy smoke in the evening. chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday night...north gales to 35 kt. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft. 
.wednesday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. waves
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. waves 1 to
3 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
918 pm cdt sun jul 19 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...

wildfire smoke currently overspreads lake michigan, with areas of
denser smoke reducing visibility to around 1 nautical mile at 
times. a marine dense smoke advisory is in effect across lake 
michigan into early monday morning.

high pressure will continue to exit southeastward tonight, with 
29.4 inch low pressure tracking southeastward across manitoba and 
ontario canada into monday. south to southwest winds build across
the lake tonight, becoming gusty into monday. a few gusts to gale
force will be possible monday afternoon and evening over the 
northern half of the lake. strong to severe thunderstorms will 
also be possible monday afternoon through monday night across the 
lake. 

a cold front crosses the lake monday night into tuesday morning.
winds veer northwest and become gusty again as it passes. winds
veer due north later tuesday into tuesday night with gusts to 
gale force possible.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-200930-
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-
918 pm cdt sun jul 19 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt monday...

.rest of tonight...east winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. patchy
smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. patchy
smoke. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming west. chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.tuesday...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. waves 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.tuesday night...north gales to 35 kt. waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft. 
.wednesday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. waves
8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming northwest
5 to 10 kt. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$