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Western Lake Erie

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:30 AM EDT 11 March 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind south 20 knots increasing to southwest 30 near noon then diminishing to southwest 20 early this evening. Wind veering to northwest 20 late this evening then backing to west 15 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to west 10 Thursday evening.

Thunderstorms or showers becoming showers or scattered flurries this evening and ending overnight. Scattered flurries or scattered showers Thursday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Waves

Issued 10:30 AM EDT 11 March 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Over open water waves 1 metre building to 2 this afternoon then subsiding to 1 to 1.5 this evening. Waves subsiding to 0.5 to 1 near noon Thursday and to 0.5 or less Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026
Friday Wind south 15 knots increasing to south 25 in the morning and to southwest 35 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind northeast 25 knots becoming southwest 25 late in the day.

Ice Forecast*

Issued 12:00 PM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday 1 tenth thick lake ice except 9 tenths thick lake ice in parts of Western Basin and in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated thick lake ice along parts of the shore.

*Ice Forecast and Warnings also apply to U.S. waters

 

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Ice Conditions

*Ice Forecast and Warnings also apply to U.S. waters

Ice Forecasts

Issued 12:00 PM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Coverage

1 tenth thick lake ice except 9 tenths thick lake ice in parts of
Western Basin and in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated
thick lake ice along parts of the shore.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:30 a.m. EDT today deepening low 998 mb located over eastern
Michigan.
By 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday low 993 mb located over eastern Quebec.

By 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday ridge located on a line north-south
over northern Ontario.

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