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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
934 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

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...
A high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches will influence the
region as the high builds from the Upper Midwest to the lower
Mississippi Valley over the weekend. The ridge begins to exit
eastward Sunday night as low pressure of 30.00 inches tracks east
through the Central Great Lakes. Behind the front, high pressure
of 30.40 inches builds southeast into the region through midweek.

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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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
934 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. The lake is
mostly ice covered.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-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-
934 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of
snow. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 3104/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 12700 13800 11700. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12600 12700 13800 11810. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 12700 11800 13700. Waves omitted due to the
lake being mostly ice covered.

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