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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt tue mar 24 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 30.4 inch high will drift from southern lower 
michigan this morning to the mid-atlantic states by late this 
afternoon before drifting off the east coast wednesday. a weak 29.7 
inch low over the central great lakes early thursday will move to 
the canadian maritimes by early friday, with a trailing cold front 
crossing the lake thursday night.


loz062-241500-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
403 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 6 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt tue mar 24 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 30.4 inch high will drift from southern lower 
michigan this morning to the mid-atlantic states by late this 
afternoon before drifting off the east coast wednesday. a weak 29.7 
inch low over the central great lakes early thursday will move to 
the canadian maritimes by early friday, with a trailing cold front 
crossing the lake thursday night.


loz063-064-241500-
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to mexico bay-
403 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
a chance of rain showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians. 


lez162>164-241415-
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-
the islands to vermilion oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
343 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with
a chance of thunderstorms thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians. 


lez165>167-241415-
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-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-
343 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...east winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. rain likely during the day, then rain likely with a
chance of thunderstorms thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians. 


lez061-168-169-241415-
ripley to buffalo ny extending from 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-
343 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...south winds less than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
rain likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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lake st clair forecast
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
332 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, will exit to the
southeast today as an ontario low pressure system and its cold 
front track across the northern great lakes. a lingering trough 
feature crosses the northern great lakes this afternoon, clipping
the northern waters of lake huron which results in a few 
additional light snow showers. a warm front lifts across the great
lakes region wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions 
midweek.


lcz460-241545-
lake st clair-
332 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny until late afternoon
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less.
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy becoming
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the evening. partly sunny in the morning becoming mostly
cloudy. light showers likely in the afternoon and evening. a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3
feet.
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
331 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, will exit to the
southeast today as an ontario low pressure system and its cold 
front track across the northern great lakes. a lingering trough 
feature crosses the northern great lakes this afternoon, clipping
the northern waters of lake huron which results in a few 
additional light snow showers. a warm front lifts across the great
lakes region wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions 
midweek.


lhz462>464-241545-
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-
331 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon...then becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the evening.
showers likely late in the afternoon. a chance of showers late in
the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet by midnight. waves occasionally around
12 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots . waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
331 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, will exit to the
southeast today as an ontario low pressure system and its cold 
front track across the northern great lakes. a lingering trough 
feature crosses the northern great lakes this afternoon, clipping
the northern waters of lake huron which results in a few 
additional light snow showers. a warm front lifts across the great
lakes region wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions 
midweek.


lhz362-363-241545-
lake huron from presque isle light to sturgeon point mi beyond
5nm off shore-
lake huron from sturgeon point to alabaster mi beyond 5nm off
shore-
331 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. a chance of
snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the
late morning and afternoon. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming
light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in
the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the
afternoon. a chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.friday...north winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
until early evening...then becoming west 15 to 20 knots by
midnight. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet . waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
331 am edt tue mar 24 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...high pressure, 30.50 inches, will exit to the
southeast today as an ontario low pressure system and its cold 
front track across the northern great lakes. a lingering trough 
feature crosses the northern great lakes this afternoon, clipping
the northern waters of lake huron which results in a few 
additional light snow showers. a warm front lifts across the great
lakes region wednesday offering milder and wetter conditions 
midweek.


lhz361-241545-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
331 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.today...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and
early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. a chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light
and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the
late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
south after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. a chance of showers...then
a chance of rain and snow showers late in the afternoon. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
8 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northwest .
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 4 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$