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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
244 pm est sat feb 21 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...
a trough averaging 30.00 inches will persist across the area
through tonight. a low pressure system will rapidly deepen near 
the mid- atlantic coast sunday night into monday and extend a 
trough averaging 29.90 inches across the eastern great lakes. a 
ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for tuesday, followed by 
low pressure 29.50 inches by mid-week.


lez162-163-220315-
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-
244 pm est sat feb 21 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a slight chance of snow late
this evening. a chance of snow after midnight. the lake is mostly
ice covered.
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. snow
likely. 
.sunday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow in the
morning. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow during the day, then snow likely
tuesday night. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of rain and snow. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain and snow during the day. 

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
244 pm est sat feb 21 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...
a trough averaging 30.00 inches will persist across the area
through tonight. a low pressure system will rapidly deepen near 
the mid- atlantic coast sunday night into monday and extend a 
trough averaging 29.90 inches across the eastern great lakes. a 
ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for tuesday, followed by 
low pressure 29.50 inches by mid-week.


lez164>166-220315-
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-
244 pm est sat feb 21 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow from late
evening on. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. snow.
.sunday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 25 knots. snow likely. 
.monday...northwest winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow during the day, then snow likely
tuesday night. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain and
snow during the day, then a chance of rain wednesday night. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain and snow.

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 pm est sat feb 21 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...low pressure stalled over lake huron continues to
weaken through the day, with current central pressure currently
around 29.80 inches. light winds and lake effect snow expected
through the weekend, with winds ramping up sunday night into
monday as the low eases into ontario.


lcz460-220500-
lake st clair-
357 pm est sat feb 21 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of
light snow after midnight.
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of light snow until
late afternoon...then light snow likely late in the afternoon.
.sunday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 20 to
25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
.monday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. mostly
cloudy. a small craft advisory may be needed.
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming
partly cloudy.
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
partly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. a chance of
light snow in the afternoon. light snow likely in the evening.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. light snow
likely and a chance of light rain.
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of light rain and snow.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
357 pm est sat feb 21 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...low pressure stalled over lake huron continues to
weaken through the day, with current central pressure currently
around 29.80 inches. light winds and lake effect snow expected
through the weekend, with winds ramping up sunday night into
monday as the low eases into ontario.


lhz462>464-220500-
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-
357 pm est sat feb 21 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow after
midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. a chance of snow. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after midnight. a
chance of snow. freezing spray after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.monday...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. freezing spray. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.monday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. freezing spray in the
evening. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest
late in the morning...then becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in
the afternoon. a chance of snow late in the morning. snow likely
late in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet
late in the evening. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots until early evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 knots
by midnight. a chance of snow early in the morning...then a
chance of snow and rain. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet . waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots . a chance of rain until afternoon. a chance of snow.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
207 pm cst sat feb 21 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...

northwesterly winds will continue throughout this afternoon and
tonight, with gusty conditions developing after midnight cst
tonight as low pressure deepens off the mid-atlantic coast and 
strong canadian high pressure builds to around 31.2 inches. as 
high pressure builds eastward into ontario sunday night, expect 
gales to develop across the southern two-thirds of the open 
waters. a gale watch is in effect sunday night into monday midday.
moderate freezing spray is also expected, with some heavy freezing
spray possible in the central third. winds will gradually 
diminish into monday as low pressure lifts into the canadian 
maritimes and high pressure around 30.4 inches builds over the 
western great lakes region. a modest south breeze develops tuesday
as high pressure continues eastward and weak low pressure 
progresses eastward through the northern great lakes. a cold front
from this low will turn winds northwesterly again tuesday night 
into wednesday morning.


lmz366-565-567-868-220430-
lake michigan from point betsie to manistee mi 5 nm offshore to
mid lake-
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-
207 pm cst sat feb 21 2026

sturgeon bay wi to point betsie mi south to sheboygan wi to
pentwater mi...

...gale watch in effect from sunday evening through monday
morning...

.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north. freezing spray
in the morning. chance of snow showers. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft. 
.sunday night...north gales to 35 kt. freezing spray. waves 10 to
14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.monday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. freezing
spray. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 25 kt backing to west 10 to
15 kt overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding
to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest.
chance of snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
207 pm cst sat feb 21 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...

northwesterly winds will continue throughout this afternoon and
tonight, with gusty conditions developing after midnight cst
tonight as low pressure deepens off the mid-atlantic coast and 
strong canadian high pressure builds to around 31.2 inches. as 
high pressure builds eastward into ontario sunday night, expect 
gales to develop across the southern two-thirds of the open 
waters. a gale watch is in effect sunday night into monday midday.
moderate freezing spray is also expected, with some heavy freezing
spray possible in the central third. winds will gradually 
diminish into monday as low pressure lifts into the canadian 
maritimes and high pressure around 30.4 inches builds over the 
western great lakes region. a modest south breeze develops tuesday
as high pressure continues eastward and weak low pressure 
progresses eastward through the northern great lakes. a cold front
from this low will turn winds northwesterly again tuesday night 
into wednesday morning.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-220430-
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-
207 pm cst sat feb 21 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

...gale watch in effect from sunday evening through monday
morning...

.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt. freezing spray in the
morning. chance of snow showers. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.sunday night...northwest gales to 35 kt becoming north. freezing
spray. chance of snow showers. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to
21 ft. 
.monday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. chance of
snow showers in the morning. freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt
overnight. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south. chance of
snow. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west.
chance of snow. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft
subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.  

$$