Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
590 FZUS61 KCLE 230243 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 943 PM EST Sat Nov 22 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 29.70 inches will move east across the Great Lakes on Sunday, extending a cold front through the area. High pressure 30.30 inches will build over Lake Erie on Monday, followed by another area of low pressure 29.70 inches on Tuesday. This low will lift a warm front north through the region on Tuesday, followed by a cold front on Wednesday. A surface trough averaging 29.90 inches will linger across the area through Friday. LEZ162>164-230915- 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- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 943 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southeast. Rain likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-230915- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 943 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of rain during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-230915- 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- 943 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of rain through early afternoon, then a slight chance of rain late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LEZ161-230915- MAFOR 2304/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11520 13630 12620 11710. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11520 11530 13630 11720 11710. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 11520 14630 11730. A chance of rain Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday evening. $$