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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez020-172100-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1004 am edt fri jul 17 2026

.this afternoon...light and variable winds. smoke.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
smoke. a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. 
.sunday...north winds less than 10 knots. mainly clear. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off buffalo is 75 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez040-041-172100-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1004 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 pm edt...

.this afternoon...southwest winds less than 10 knots. smoke. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...light and variable winds becoming south 10 to
15 knots. smoke. a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 6 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming south. mainly
clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez147>149-172015-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 pm edt...

.this afternoon...light and variable winds. smoke. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. smoke. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. areas
of smoke in the morning. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 81 degrees, off cleveland 73
degrees, and off erie 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez142-143-172015-
maumee bay to reno beach oh-reno beach to the islands oh-
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 pm edt...

.this afternoon...south winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
smoke in the evening. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 81 degrees, off cleveland 73
degrees, and off erie 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez144>146-172015-
the islands to vermilion oh-vermilion to avon point oh-
avon point to willowick oh-
952 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 pm edt...

.this afternoon...south winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. smoke in
the evening, then patchy smoke overnight. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 81 degrees, off cleveland 73
degrees, and off erie 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1000 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez444-172200-
michigan waters of lake erie from detroit river to north cape mi-
1000 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.rest of today...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. cloudy late in
the morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy
becoming mostly cloudy in the late evening and early morning
becoming partly cloudy. smoke early in the evening. patchy smoke
in the late evening and early morning. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy becoming
mostly sunny in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
partly cloudy. a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. a
chance of showers. a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. mostly clear. light
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

see lake erie open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

the water temperature at belle isle is 74 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1000 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lhz443-172200-
port sanilac to port huron mi-
1000 am edt fri jul 17 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.rest of today...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. cloudy late in the morning becoming
partly cloudy. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. mostly clear. smoke. a slight chance of showers
in the late evening and early morning. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the
northwest early in the afternoon. partly cloudy with a chance of
showers early in the morning, then mostly sunny with showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon. patchy smoke early in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20
knots after midnight. mostly clear. areas of smoke early in the
evening. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. a small
craft advisory may be needed.

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$