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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
334 pm edt tue mar 31 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...
low pressure 29.70 inches will move east through the great lakes 
tonight, extending a cold front south across the area. another low 
pressure system 29.50 inches will move east through the great lakes 
on thursday, lifting the cold front back north as a warm front. a 
cold front will sweep east across lake erie on friday, followed by 
another approaching low pressure system 29.70 inches on saturday.


lez162-163-010215-
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-
334 pm edt tue mar 31 2026

...severe thunderstorm watch 80 in effect until 9 pm edt this
evening...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. a
chance of rain and thunderstorms early, then rain with a chance
of thunderstorms late this evening. a chance of rain with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of
rain. rain likely late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. rain likely
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
rain likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with
a chance of thunderstorms friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
rain saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. waves
2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
334 pm edt tue mar 31 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...
low pressure 29.70 inches will move east through the great lakes 
tonight, extending a cold front south across the area. another low 
pressure system 29.50 inches will move east through the great lakes 
on thursday, lifting the cold front back north as a warm front. a 
cold front will sweep east across lake erie on friday, followed by 
another approaching low pressure system 29.70 inches on saturday.


lez164>166-010215-
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-
334 pm edt tue mar 31 2026

...severe thunderstorm watch 80 in effect until 9 pm edt this
evening...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. rain with a chance of thunderstorms through the early
overnight, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then
a chance of rain from late morning on. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. rain likely
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with
a chance of thunderstorms friday night. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. a
chance of rain and thunderstorms during the day, then rain likely
saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of rain during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
317 pm edt tue mar 31 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, 30.60 inches, will track across 
northern ontario tonight into wednesday, driving a strong cold 
front into the ohio valley tonight. showers and thunderstorm will 
prevail along this front this evening. low pressure, 29.40 inches,
will lift from the central plains in the western great lakes 
thursday, bringing another round of precipitation to the region. 
this low will lift northeast of the great lakes friday.


lcz460-010330-
lake st clair-
317 pm edt tue mar 31 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. showers and scattered thunderstorms in the
evening...then a chance of light showers after midnight. waves 2
feet or less.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.wednesday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
east after midnight. partly cloudy early in the evening becoming
mostly cloudy. light showers likely after midnight. waves 2 feet or
less.
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. light showers likely early in
the morning...then a chance of light showers in the late morning and
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25
knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight.
light showers ...then light showers likely after midnight. waves 1
to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. a small craft
advisory may be needed.
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon...then veering to the northwest in the
evening. partly sunny in the morning...then mostly clear with a
chance of light showers in the afternoon and evening. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. light rain. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.sunday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly 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
315 pm edt tue mar 31 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, 30.60 inches, will track across 
northern ontario tonight into wednesday, driving a strong cold 
front into the ohio valley tonight. showers and thunderstorm will 
prevail along this front this evening. low pressure, 29.40 inches,
will lift from the central plains in the western great lakes 
thursday, bringing another round of precipitation to the region. 
this low will lift northeast of the great lakes friday.


lhz462>464-010315-
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-
315 pm edt tue mar 31 2026

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


$$

fzus63 kmkx 311949
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
249 pm cdt tue mar 31 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...

a slow moving cold front over southern lake michigan will reach 
the southern tip of the lake late this afternoon. modest 
southerly winds south of the front will shift northerly and become
brisk into wednesday. scattered thunderstorms will continue over 
the southern portion of the lake into early this evening. 

breezy easterly winds are then expected wednesday night into 
thursday between high pressure of 30.7 inches east of james bay in
canada, and low pressure of 29.4 inches lifting from the central 
plains into wisconsin. gusts could approach gale force over far 
northern lake michigan on thursday. the breezy easterly winds will
shift southerly from south to north across the lake thursday
afternoon and evening with the passage of a warm front, then
followed by the cold front with winds shifting westerly late
thursday night. 


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-010315-
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-
249 pm cdt tue mar 31 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.tonight...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming east. chance
of rain in the evening, then rain with freezing rain and snow
likely overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.thursday...east winds to 30 kt becoming southeast. brief gales
are possible. rain, freezing rain and snow in the morning, then 
rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. waves 7 to 10 ft 
occasionally to 13 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest to 30 
kt. brief gales are possible. rain with a chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
3 to 5 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of rain,
freezing rain likely with a chance of snow. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday...east winds to 30 kt. rain likely with freezing rain.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. waves
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
249 pm cdt tue mar 31 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...

a slow moving cold front over southern lake michigan will reach 
the southern tip of the lake late this afternoon. modest 
southerly winds south of the front will shift northerly and become
brisk into wednesday. scattered thunderstorms will continue over 
the southern portion of the lake into early this evening. 

breezy easterly winds are then expected wednesday night into 
thursday between high pressure of 30.7 inches east of james bay in
canada, and low pressure of 29.4 inches lifting from the central 
plains into wisconsin. gusts could approach gale force over far 
northern lake michigan on thursday. the breezy easterly winds will
shift southerly from south to north across the lake thursday
afternoon and evening with the passage of a warm front, then
followed by the cold front with winds shifting westerly late
thursday night. 


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-010315-
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-
249 pm cdt tue mar 31 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.tonight...north winds to 30 kt. scattered rain showers with
isolated thunderstorms this evening. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
isolated rain showers in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.wednesday night...east winds 15 to 25 kt. rain likely in the
evening, then rain and freezing rain overnight. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. rain in the
morning, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest to 30 
kt. rain with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming east 10 to
20 kt. rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. chance of
rain. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally
to 14 ft.  

$$