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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
935 AM EDT Thu May 28 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...
High pressure 30.10 inches builds from the northern Great Lakes
before another cold front sweeps southward across Lake Erie Friday
night. In the wake of this front, another ridge averaging 30.10
inches builds from the Hudson Bay area through Tuesday.

LEZ162-163-282015-
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-
935 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.

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LEZ164-165-282015-
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-
935 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.

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LEZ061-166>169-282015-
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-
935 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

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MAFOR 2815/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12810 13800 12100 11600. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11810 11800 12700 12800 11700 11600. Waves 2
feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12800 14600 12500. Waves 1 foot or less.

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