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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
948 AM 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 builds from the
north-central United States and vicinity through Sunday.
The ridge begins to exit eastward Sunday night before a very weak
cold front sweeps eastward across Lake Erie Monday night. Behind the
front, another ridge averaging 30.40 inches should build from the
Upper Midwest through Tuesday.

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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-
948 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of snow showers Tuesday night.

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-
948 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. The lake is
mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 3016/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12800 13700 12600 11700. Waves omitted due to the
lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13700 14600 11700. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 15600 11600 11700. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

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