Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
575 FZUS61 KCLE 022013 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 313 PM EST Tue Dec 2 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... High pressure 30.20 inches will build across the area late today through Wednesday. A trough averaging 29.90 inches will move a cold front east late Wednesday into Thursday before high pressure 30.40 inches returns late Thursday into Friday. Another low pressure 29.70 inches will move a cold front east on Saturday into Sunday. LEZ162-163-030315- 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- 313 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ164>166-030315- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 313 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-030315- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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- 313 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow in the morning. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-030315- MAFOR 0222/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 11510 12520 11530 12540. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11700 11610 12520 11530 12540. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet Wednesday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 11700 11600 11610 12520 11530 11540. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday. $$