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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
316 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

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...
Low pressure will deepen to 28.90 inches this morning as it moves
into northern New England. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will
linger over the eastern Great Lakes through Monday. Weak low
pressure 29.90 inches will move east through the Lower Ohio Valley
on Tuesday, followed by high pressure 30.20 inches building from
the north on Wednesday. Low pressure 29.50 inches may approach
from the Mississippi Valley Thursday.

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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-
316 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Rain
likely with a chance of snow during the day, then a chance of
rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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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-
316 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Rain
likely during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day,
then rain Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.

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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-
316 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Rain showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then snow
showers likely with a slight chance of rain showers after
midnight. A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of rain
showers late. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around
14 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers in the
morning. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day,
then rain Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1610/
ERIE WEST 1/3 16740. Waves 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 9
feet.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 16740. Waves 8 to 11 feet, and occasionally
around 12 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12740 14746 12747. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 8
to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet today. Waves 7 to 11
feet, and occasionally around 14 feet tonight.

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