315 FZUS61 KCLE 191804 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 204 PM EDT Tue May 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 cold front moves southeast across the lake tonight. High pressure 30.40 inches moves east across the Great Lakes Wednesday night through Thursday night. A trough averaging 30.10 inches lifts north into the region Friday and persists into the weekend. LEZ162-163-192015- 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- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-192015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164-192015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with thunderstorms likely early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-192015- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-192015- MAFOR 1915/ ERIE WEST 1/3...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11510 11520 11529 11516 11510 11710 11810 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 12520 12516 11610 12810. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 13510 12516 11616 11710 11700. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 to 3 feet. $$  243 FZUS63 KDTX 191846 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 246 PM EDT Tue May 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...A cold front sweeps across the region this evening, veering winds from southwest to northwest. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible ahead of this cold front. High pressure, 30.50 inches, then builds in mid-week. LHZ361-200300- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Scattered showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. A chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet by midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the evening becoming west 5 to 10 knots by midnight. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-462-200300- 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- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest in the late evening and overnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the north late in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers . Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ463-464-200300- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the east after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots. A chance of showers late in the morning. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers . Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers until afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ461-200300- MAFOR 1921/ HURON NORTH 11626 14730 11730 12720. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Wednesday. HURON SOUTH 11520 19526 11620 11720 12710 12720 11820. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Occasional wave height around 8 feet Wednesday. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)  267 FZUS63 KDTX 191846 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 246 PM EDT Tue May 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...A cold front sweeps across the region this evening, veering winds from southwest to northwest. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible ahead of this cold front. High pressure, 30.50 inches, then builds in mid-week. LCZ460-200300- Lake St Clair- 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the evening...then veering to the northwest after midnight becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy this evening becoming mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.. then a chance of light showers by midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and large hail early in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning...then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Rain showers likely in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the evening. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes