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open lake forecast for lake huron...updated
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
111 pm est thu jan 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...the lingering trough will hold across the eastern
great lakes today while high pressure, 30.10 inches, expands
across lake superior. winds will slowly diminish this afternoon.
another low pressure system is forecast to track across the
northern great lakes on friday, bringing more gusty winds and
snow showers into this weekend.


lhz361-362-160215-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
111 pm est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 
to 15 knots late in the afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves 
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots late in the evening...then backing to the south after
midnight increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. a
chance of snow after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. snow likely in
the evening. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
late in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
late in the afternoon. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots . a chance of snow . freezing spray by midnight. waves
3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet . waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.monday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
increasing to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales early in the
evening...then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots by midnight. a chance of snow. heavy freezing spray.
waves 8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet . waves occasionally
around 18 feet. 


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open lake forecast for lake huron...updated
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
111 pm est thu jan 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...the lingering trough will hold across the eastern
great lakes today while high pressure, 30.10 inches, expands
across lake superior. winds will slowly diminish this afternoon.
another low pressure system is forecast to track across the
northern great lakes on friday, bringing more gusty winds and
snow showers into this weekend.


lhz363-462>464-160215-
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-
111 pm est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30
knots early decreasing to around 20 knots late in the afternoon. 
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 
feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots . a chance of snow . freezing spray . waves 5 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. gusts to 35 knot gales. a chance of snow. heavy
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around
15 feet. 


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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz264-152100-
lake superior from upper entrance to portage canal to manitou
island mi 5nm off shore to the us/canadian border-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves calm to 2 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers after midnight. waves building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots backing north. a chance of
snow showers. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots after midnight. a slight chance of snow showers.
freezing spray after midnight. waves building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 20 to 30 knots. freezing spray. a chance
of snow showers. waves building to 4 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest
10 to 20 knots after midnight. freezing spray in the evening.
waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north gales to
45 knots. a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves
building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing spray.
waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz265-152100-
lake superior west of line from manitou island to marquette mi
beyond 5nm from shore-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
10 to 20 knots by late morning, then becoming south 15 to
25 knots by mid afternoon. a slight chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then
building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots late. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest by mid
afternoon. a chance of snow showers. waves calm to 2 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves building
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots in the afternoon. a chance of snow showers. freezing
spray in the afternoon. waves building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest
15 to 25 knots after midnight. freezing spray in the evening. a
chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
occasionally to 7 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest gales to
45 knots. a chance of snow showers, then snow showers likely.
heavy freezing spray. waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then
building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing spray. a
chance of snow showers. waves building to 10 to 14 feet
occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz162-152100-
lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026 /900 am cst thu jan 15 2026/

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
20 to 30 knots by mid afternoon. a chance of snow showers late in
the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to
20 knots by midnight, then veering northwest late. snow showers
likely. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots by mid afternoon. snow showers likely. waves building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 20 to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west
10 to 20 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest gales to
40 knots. snow showers likely, then a chance of snow showers.
waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz267-152100-
lake superior from grand marais mi to whitefish point mi 5nm off
shore to the us/canadian border-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots by late morning, then veering south by mid
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots by mid afternoon. snow showers likely. waves subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing northeast
after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to calm
to 2 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north in the
afternoon. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves building
to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest gales
to 35 knots. freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. snow
showers. waves building to 8 to 11 feet occasionally to 14 feet. 
.monday...north gales to 35 knots. heavy freezing spray. snow
showers likely. a chance of snow showers. waves building to 9 to
12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet
occasionally to 11 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz266-152100-
lake superior east of a line from manitou island to marquette mi
and west of a line from grand marais mi to the us/canadian border
beyond 5nm from shore-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering south by late
morning, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots by mid afternoon. a
slight chance of snow showers late in the morning. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet.
.tonight...south winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots by midnight, then diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late.
freezing spray in the evening. snow showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. waves
building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 20 knots backing southeast. a chance
of snow showers. waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to
15 to 25 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers. waves
building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots in the afternoon. a chance of snow showers. freezing
spray in the afternoon. waves building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest
15 to 25 knots after midnight. freezing spray. a chance of snow
showers. waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest gales to
45 knots. heavy freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. snow
showers. waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet,
then building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. heavy freezing spray. a
chance of snow showers. waves building to 12 to 17 feet
occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet
occasionally to 13 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.

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...

weak 30.0 inch ridging is analyzed over he lake this morning, 
extending from 30.3 inch high pressure sliding from the plains 
towards the gulf. this ridging is then followed up by a 29.4 inch 
low moving over lake superior on friday, which weakens to 29.7 
inches over georgian bay saturday. meanwhile, high pressure ridging 
of at least 30.2 inches settles west of the great lakes over the 
weekend. a clipper low of at least 29.5 inches is then expected to 
move over lake superior sunday and continue into quebec as it 
deepens to 29.4 inches on monday.



lsz263-152100-
lake superior from saxon harbor wi to upper entrance to portage
canal mi 5nm off shore to the us/canadian border including isle
royale national park-
1000 am est thu jan 15 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a slight chance of snow showers late in the morning,
then snow showers likely in the afternoon. freezing spray in the
afternoon. waves calm to 2 feet building to 4 to 7 feet
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
20 knots by midnight, then becoming west 5 to 15 knots late.
freezing spray in the evening. snow showers likely. waves
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots
by mid afternoon. a chance of snow showers. waves subsiding to
calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
30 knots after midnight. a chance of snow showers. freezing spray
after midnight. waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to
8 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 20 to 30 knots. freezing spray. a chance
of snow showers. waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to
10 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
10 to 20 knots after midnight. waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest gales to
40 knots. a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves
building to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to
30 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
occasionally to 8 feet. 

note, wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

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