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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1001 am edt sat may 16 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 29.1 inch low well to the north over hudson bay will 
swing a warm front across the lower great lakes today, with an 
attendant cold front approaching and stalling near the lake tonight. 
a 29.4 inch low over the central plains on sunday will weaken to 
29.7 inches as it moves northeast into the upper great lakes sunday 
night while swinging an attendant warm front across the lake. 
another area of low pressure will develop over the central plains 
monday. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches as it 
tracks northeast to the upper great lakes monday night into tuesday 
morning, then to near the southern tip of james bay on tuesday. a 
cold front from this low will cross the lake wednesday.


loz063>065-162100-
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1001 am edt sat may 16 2026

.this afternoon...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers late
in the evening. patchy fog after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. patchy fog in the morning.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1001 am edt sat may 16 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 29.1 inch low well to the north over hudson bay will 
swing a warm front across the lower great lakes today, with an 
attendant cold front approaching and stalling near the lake tonight. 
a 29.4 inch low over the central plains on sunday will weaken to 
29.7 inches as it moves northeast into the upper great lakes sunday 
night while swinging an attendant warm front across the lake. 
another area of low pressure will develop over the central plains 
monday. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches as it 
tracks northeast to the upper great lakes monday night into tuesday 
morning, then to near the southern tip of james bay on tuesday. a 
cold front from this low will cross the lake wednesday.


loz062-162100-
lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1001 am edt sat may 16 2026

.this afternoon...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. patchy
fog after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. patchy fog
in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the
day. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 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
912 am edt sat may 16 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 warm front lifts across the lake today, before stalling across
the southern great lakes through sunday. the front lifts well to
the north sunday night into monday, before a cold front crosses
the lake from west to east late tuesday night and wednesday.


lez162>165-162015-
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-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
912 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
early, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. a
slight chance of showers late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day. 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
912 am edt sat may 16 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 warm front lifts across the lake today, before stalling across
the southern great lakes through sunday. the front lifts well to
the north sunday night into monday, before a cold front crosses
the lake from west to east late tuesday night and wednesday.


lez061-166>169-162015-
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-
912 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers late this morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers monday
night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers during the day. 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
940 am edt sat may 16 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 trough, averaging 29.80 inches, tracks
through the great lakes saturday morning leading to showers and
thunderstorms. southwest winds become variable with localized
gusty winds over 30 knots possible in any thunderstorm activity.
a shallow cold front stalls south of lake huron saturday night
before high pressure arrives sunday.


lcz460-162145-
lake st clair-
940 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. a
chance of light showers early in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots by
midnight...then veering to the north early in the morning. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less.
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in
the afternoon...then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2
to 4 feet in the afternoon and evening.
.tuesday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
partly cloudy. showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2
to 4 feet. a small craft advisory may be needed.
.wednesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
939 am edt sat may 16 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 trough, averaging 29.80 inches, tracks
through the great lakes saturday morning leading to showers and
thunderstorms. southwest winds become variable with localized
gusty winds over 30 knots possible in any thunderstorm activity.
a shallow cold front stalls south of lake huron saturday night
before high pressure arrives sunday.


lhz362-363-162145-
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-
939 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. a chance of showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers late in
the morning. rain showers likely late in the afternoon. waves
5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
southwest 15 to 20 knots . showers likely early in the morning...
then a chance of showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 6 to 9 feet.
waves occasionally around 12 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
939 am edt sat may 16 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 trough, averaging 29.80 inches, tracks
through the great lakes saturday morning leading to showers and
thunderstorms. southwest winds become variable with localized
gusty winds over 30 knots possible in any thunderstorm activity.
a shallow cold front stalls south of lake huron saturday night
before high pressure arrives sunday.


lhz462>464-162145-
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-
939 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. a chance of showers late in the
morning. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the late morning and afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening. a chance of showers late in the afternoon.
rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the
evening. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers early
in the morning. waves 3 to 5 feet. 


$$

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open lake forecast for lake huron
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
939 am edt sat may 16 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 trough, averaging 29.80 inches, tracks
through the great lakes saturday morning leading to showers and
thunderstorms. southwest winds become variable with localized
gusty winds over 30 knots possible in any thunderstorm activity.
a shallow cold front stalls south of lake huron saturday night
before high pressure arrives sunday.


lhz361-162145-
lake huron from 5nm east of mackinac bridge to presque isle lt
beyond 5 nm off shore-
939 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less building to
2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...east winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely. waves
4 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. showers likely. a chance of thunderstorms. rain showers
late in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then veering
to the southwest early in the evening becoming west 20 to
25 knots by midnight. showers likely. a chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet
by midnight. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots by midnight. waves
5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 


$$