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Western Lake Erie

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM EST 17 January 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 this morning and to southwest 30 early this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 Sunday morning then increasing to southwest 25 Sunday evening.

Scattered flurries ending near noon. Scattered flurries overnight and Sunday.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning late this afternoon and ending near noon Sunday. Risk of freezing spray Sunday afternoon and evening.

Waves

Issued 03:00 AM EST 17 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Over open water waves 0.5 to 1 metre building to 2 near noon then subsiding to 1 to 1.5 near noon Sunday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM EST 17 January 2026
Monday Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 35 in the morning then diminishing to southwest 30 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 knots.
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 knots.

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Map of Great Lakes - Lake Erie and Lake Ontario marine weather areas Harrow AAFC Burlington Lift Bridge Oshawa Executive Airport Point Pelee Peterborough Municipal Airport Point Petre Hamilton Munro Int'l Airport Erieau Cobourg Toronto City Centre Airport Port Colborne CFB Trenton South Lake Huron - 45149 Windsor Airport Great Duck Island Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport North Bay Airport Greater Sudbury Airport Killarney Sault Ste. Marie Airport Ajax - 45159 North Channel - 45154 Lake Nipissing - 45152 Lake Simcoe - 45151 Welland-Pelham Lake St Clair - 45147 South Georgian Bay - 45143 Port Colborne - 45142 Grimsby - 45139 Georgian Bay - 45137 Prince Edward Point - 45135 Port Stanley - 45132 Vineland Station Brockville Grenadier Island Kingston Airport Collingwood Lagoon City Muskoka Airport Parry Sound Harbour Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Wiarton Airport Cove Island Goderich Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport Western Islands Tobermory Long Point Port Weller St. Catharines / Niagara District Airport Southeast Shoal
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Ice Conditions

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 12:00 PM EDT 16 May 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Western Lake Erie

Issued 03:00 AM EST 17 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM EST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. EST today departing ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over central Quebec.

At 3:00 a.m. EST today low 1000 mb located over eastern Upper
Michigan.
By 3:00 a.m. EST Sunday departing low 1007 mb located over central
Quebec.

At 3:00 a.m. EST today ridge located on a line north-south over
Saskatchewan.
By 3:00 a.m. EST Sunday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over northern Ontario.

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