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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
449 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...
a stationary front south of lake erie extends westward into low 
pressure of 29.30 inches across the central midwest. this low 
shifts into the ohio valley tonight and tracks across lake 
michigan tomorrow morning. a cold front sweeps across the region 
quickly tomorrow with the parent low stalling over lake huron 
friday night. this low weakens to 30.00 inches saturday and sags 
south toward lake erie sunday. the low dissipates into a trough 
monday and remains across the lake as a clipper system tracks to
the north tuesday.


lez162-163-200315-
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-
449 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 10 pm est this evening...

.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. areas of
dense fog through the early overnight. a chance of rain showers
early, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late this evening. rain showers likely with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 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 thunderstorms
early, then 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 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
449 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...
a stationary front south of lake erie extends westward into low 
pressure of 29.30 inches across the central midwest. this low 
shifts into the ohio valley tonight and tracks across lake 
michigan tomorrow morning. a cold front sweeps across the region 
quickly tomorrow with the parent low stalling over lake huron 
friday night. this low weakens to 30.00 inches saturday and sags 
south toward lake erie sunday. the low dissipates into a trough 
monday and remains across the lake as a clipper system tracks to
the north tuesday.


lez164-165-200315-
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-
449 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 10 pm est this evening...

.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. areas of
fog through the early overnight. a chance of rain showers this
evening, then rain showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. waves in ice free areas 2 feet or
less. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of rain showers late in
the morning. a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 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. a chance of snow during
the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 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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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
354 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 watch 
remains in effect north of sturgeon point.


lcz460-200500-
lake st clair-
354 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy. patchy fog in the
evening. scattered light showers late in the evening. numerous light
showers 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 30 knots 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
353 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 watch 
remains in effect north of sturgeon point. 


lhz363-462>464-200500-
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-
353 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. numerous showers after midnight. waves 3 to
5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning. 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 michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
158 pm cst thu feb 19 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...

low pressure of 29.4 inches over northern missouri this afternoon
will head northeast this evening and tonight, reaching central
lake michigan early friday morning while deepening to 29.2 inches.
west to northwest gales will develop on the back side of this low
as it pulls away into michigan on friday. confidence is high in
gusts up to 40 knots, so the gale watch has been upgraded to a
warning. westerly winds will ease to around 10 to 20 knots for
friday night into saturday as the weakening low pulls away and
high pressure approaches. northwest to north winds will then
increase sunday into monday between strong high pressure to the
northwest and a low pressure system lifting from the mid-atlantic
states into the northeast united states. winds could reach gale 
force sunday night into monday. 


lmz567-868-200430-
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-
158 pm cst thu feb 19 2026

two rivers wi to manistee mi south to sheboygan wi to pentwater
mi...

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

.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east. chance of
rain showers this evening, then rain overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 kt veering to southwest to 30 kt
late in the morning, then veering to northwest gales to 35 kt in
the afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain
and snow in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft. 
.friday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. chance of rain and snow in the evening. waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north. chance of
snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.sunday night...north winds to 30 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft. 
.monday...north winds to 30 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance of
snow. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
158 pm cst thu feb 19 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...

low pressure of 29.4 inches over northern missouri this afternoon
will head northeast this evening and tonight, reaching central
lake michigan early friday morning while deepening to 29.2 inches.
west to northwest gales will develop on the back side of this low
as it pulls away into michigan on friday. confidence is high in
gusts up to 40 knots, so the gale watch has been upgraded to a
warning. westerly winds will ease to around 10 to 20 knots for
friday night into saturday as the weakening low pulls away and
high pressure approaches. northwest to north winds will then
increase sunday into monday between strong high pressure to the
northwest and a low pressure system lifting from the mid-atlantic
states into the northeast united states. winds could reach gale 
force sunday night into monday. 


lmz080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-200430-
lake michigan from michigan city in to st. joseph mi 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 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-
158 pm cst thu feb 19 2026

port washington wi to whitehall mi south...

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

.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east late this
evening, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight becoming
south to 30 kt late. rain showers likely with slight chance of
thunderstorms this evening, then rain and slight chance of
thunderstorms overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.friday...southwest gales to 40 kt becoming west. chance of rain 
and snow in the morning, then chance of snow and slight chance of 
rain in the afternoon. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft 
building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.friday night...west gales to 40 kt becoming northwest 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow in the evening. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow overnight. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt. chance of snow. waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally
to 16 ft. 
.sunday night...northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north gales to
35 kt. chance of snow. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.monday...north gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. waves 12 to
16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 kt becoming south. waves 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
158 pm cst thu feb 19 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...

low pressure of 29.4 inches over northern missouri this afternoon
will head northeast this evening and tonight, reaching central
lake michigan early friday morning while deepening to 29.2 inches.
west to northwest gales will develop on the back side of this low
as it pulls away into michigan on friday. confidence is high in
gusts up to 40 knots, so the gale watch has been upgraded to a
warning. westerly winds will ease to around 10 to 20 knots for
friday night into saturday as the weakening low pulls away and
high pressure approaches. northwest to north winds will then
increase sunday into monday between strong high pressure to the
northwest and a low pressure system lifting from the mid-atlantic
states into the northeast united states. winds could reach gale 
force sunday night into monday. 


lmz669-870-200430-
lake michigan from sheboygan to port washington wi 5 nm offshore
to mid lake-
lake michigan from whitehall to pentwater mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
158 pm cst thu feb 19 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south to port washington wi to
whitehall mi...

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

.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 15 to 25 kt.
chance of rain showers this evening, then rain and slight chance
of thunderstorms overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west gales to
35 kt late in the morning, then becoming northwest gales to 40 kt
early in the afternoon becoming west late. chance of rain in the
morning, then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. waves
3 to 5 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.friday night...west gales to 40 kt becoming northwest 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow and rain in the evening. waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. chance of snow. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 kt. chance of snow. waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft. 
.sunday night...north winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. 
.monday...north winds to 30 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft.  

$$