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Western Lake Erie

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Issued 10:30 AM EDT 18 August 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southwest 10 knots increasing to southwest 15 near noon then veering to west 15 early Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 near noon Wednesday then becoming light Wednesday evening.

Scattered showers Wednesday with a risk of thunderstorms.

Waves

Issued 10:30 AM EDT 18 August 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Waves 0.5 metres or less building to 0.5 to 1 this afternoon then subsiding to 0.5 or less Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM EDT 18 August 2026
Thursday Wind light becoming northeast 15 knots in the morning then diminishing to light late in the day.
Friday Wind light.
Saturday Wind light.

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Map of Great Lakes - Lake Huron marine weather areas Erieau CFB Trenton Muskoka Airport Parry Sound Harbour Toronto City Centre Airport Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Wiarton Airport Point Petre Lagoon City Western Islands Cobourg Port Colborne Windsor Airport Point Pelee Welland-Pelham Vineland Station Burlington Lift Bridge Southeast Shoal St. Catharines / Niagara District Airport Goderich Port Weller Long Point Harrow AAFC Hamilton Munro Int'l Airport Tobermory Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport Oshawa Executive Airport Collingwood Port Stanley - 45132 Prince Edward Point - 45135 Georgian Bay - 45137 Grimsby - 45139 Port Colborne - 45142 South Georgian Bay - 45143 Lake St Clair - 45147 South Lake Huron - 45149 Lake Simcoe - 45151 Lake Nipissing - 45152 North Channel - 45154 Ajax - 45159 Sault Ste. Marie Airport Killarney Greater Sudbury Airport North Bay Airport Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport Peterborough Municipal Airport Brockville Grenadier Island Kingston Airport
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Issued 12:00 PM EDT 17 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:30 AM EDT 18 August 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. EDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Lake Erie.
By 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Pennsylvania.

At 10:30 a.m. EDT today cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over eastern Lake Superior.
By 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Ontario.

At 10:30 a.m. EDT today low 996 mb located south of Hudson Bay.
By 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday low 1002 mb located over James Bay.

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