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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est thu feb 19 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario

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 29.3 inch low over missouri will move to the central 
great lakes by friday, then will weaken to 29.7 inches as it passes 
across lake ontario saturday. another 29.8 inch low will then deepen 
to 29.2 inches as it moves off the carolina coast and out to sea 
sunday and monday, with a 30.2 inch high then forecast to slide 
across the lower great lakes tuesday.


loz062-063-201000-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
1002 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.overnight...east winds 15 to 20 knots. patchy fog late. a
chance of rain showers late. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. patchy fog in the morning.
rain showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
rain showers with snow showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
945 pm est thu feb 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...
an occluded low is expected to wobble northeastward from northern
illinois to southern lake huron through friday evening and weaken
to 29.80 inches before dissipating in vicinity of southern ontario
and lake ontario early saturday morning. elsewhere, a front will 
remain nearly-stationary near the southern shore of lake erie 
before being overtaken by an occluded front that should sweep 
eastward across lake erie between about daybreak friday morning 
and early friday afternoon. behind the occluded front, a trough
averaging 29.90 inches should linger over lake erie through monday
before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches moves eastward across the
lake this tuesday. 


lez164-200915-
the islands to vermilion oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
945 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 4 am est friday...

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
areas of dense fog, then patchy dense fog late. a chance of rain
showers late this evening, then rain showers after midnight.
waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a slight
chance of rain showers early in the afternoon. a slight chance of
rain and snow showers late. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds around 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers during the day, then snow likely sunday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds around 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
945 pm est thu feb 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...
an occluded low is expected to wobble northeastward from northern
illinois to southern lake huron through friday evening and weaken
to 29.80 inches before dissipating in vicinity of southern ontario
and lake ontario early saturday morning. elsewhere, a front will 
remain nearly-stationary near the southern shore of lake erie 
before being overtaken by an occluded front that should sweep 
eastward across lake erie between about daybreak friday morning 
and early friday afternoon. behind the occluded front, a trough
averaging 29.90 inches should linger over lake erie through monday
before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches moves eastward across the
lake this tuesday. 


lez162-163-200915-
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-
945 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 4 am est friday...

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
areas of dense fog, then patchy dense fog late. a chance of rain
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening,
then rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. a
chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers early
in the afternoon. a slight chance of rain and snow showers late. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. 
.saturday night...west winds around 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers overnight. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow sunday night. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
945 pm est thu feb 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...
an occluded low is expected to wobble northeastward from northern
illinois to southern lake huron through friday evening and weaken
to 29.80 inches before dissipating in vicinity of southern ontario
and lake ontario early saturday morning. elsewhere, a front will 
remain nearly-stationary near the southern shore of lake erie 
before being overtaken by an occluded front that should sweep 
eastward across lake erie between about daybreak friday morning 
and early friday afternoon. behind the occluded front, a trough
averaging 29.90 inches should linger over lake erie through monday
before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches moves eastward across the
lake this tuesday. 


lez165-200915-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
945 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
patchy fog. a slight chance of rain showers late this evening,
then rain showers after midnight. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. a slight chance of rain showers late in the morning. a
slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. 
.saturday night...west winds around 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers overnight. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers during the day, then snow likely sunday
night. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow during
the day. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
945 pm est thu feb 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...
an occluded low is expected to wobble northeastward from northern
illinois to southern lake huron through friday evening and weaken
to 29.80 inches before dissipating in vicinity of southern ontario
and lake ontario early saturday morning. elsewhere, a front will 
remain nearly-stationary near the southern shore of lake erie 
before being overtaken by an occluded front that should sweep 
eastward across lake erie between about daybreak friday morning 
and early friday afternoon. behind the occluded front, a trough
averaging 29.90 inches should linger over lake erie through monday
before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches moves eastward across the
lake this tuesday. 


lez061-166>169-200915-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm 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-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
945 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. patchy fog. a chance of rain showers after midnight.
rain showers late. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. a chance of rain showers in the morning, then a chance
of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. 
.friday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in the
evening. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers overnight. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow
sunday night. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow during
the day. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
944 pm est thu feb 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...patchy fog persists through the evening across 
southern portions of lake huron and lake st clair. low pressure, 
29.20 inches, then lifts into the great lakes friday bringing a 
chance for northeast winds to gust to gale force. a gale warning
is now in effect for lake st. clair and western lake erie while
the the gale watch remains in effect north of sturgeon point.


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lake st clair-
944 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...gale warning in effect from friday morning through friday
evening...

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. patchy
fog this evening. a chance of light rain this evening.. then light
rain likely after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the south late
in the morning...then becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts
to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. numerous light
showers early in the morning...then scattered light showers in the
late morning and afternoon. a chance of light snow showers late in
the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon.
.friday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy. waves 1
to 3 feet.
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less.
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance
of light snow after midnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the evening. mostly cloudy. light snow likely...then a
chance of light snow in the evening. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly 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
943 pm est thu feb 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...patchy fog persists through the evening across 
southern portions of lake huron and lake st clair. low pressure, 
29.20 inches, then lifts into the great lakes friday bringing a 
chance for northeast winds to gust to gale force. a gale warning
is now in effect for lake st. clair and western lake erie while
the the gale watch remains in effect north of sturgeon point.


lhz363-462>464-201045-
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-
943 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. numerous showers after midnight. waves
4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.friday...east winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and early
afternoon...then becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. showers in the morning...then numerous showers and a
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
southwest in the late evening and overnight. numerous showers and
a chance of snow showers in the evening...then a chance of snow
and rain after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow
after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet late in the evening. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots by midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally
around 12 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the south early
in the evening...then increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots by midnight. a chance of snow by midnight. waves
4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 


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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
943 pm est thu feb 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...patchy fog persists through the evening across 
southern portions of lake huron and lake st clair. low pressure, 
29.20 inches, then lifts into the great lakes friday bringing a 
chance for northeast winds to gust to gale force. a gale warning
is now in effect for lake st. clair and western lake erie while
the the gale watch remains in effect north of sturgeon point.


lhz361-362-201045-
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-
943 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...gale watch in effect from friday morning through friday
evening...

.rest of tonight...east winds 20 to 25 knots. gusts to 30 knots
after midnight. numerous showers and a chance of freezing rain
after midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.friday...east winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. gusts to 35 knot gales. showers and freezing rain
in the morning...then rain and snow showers in the afternoon.
waves 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. rain and snow showers in the evening...then
a chance of snow after midnight. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 12 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 4 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of
snow. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet late in the
evening. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots early in the evening becoming south 20 to 25 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots by midnight. a chance of snow. waves
3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet . waves occasionally around
12 feet. 


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