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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
339 PM EDT Sat May 9 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...
Low pressure 29.50 inches will extend a cold front across the
area this evening. High pressure 30.20 inches will gradually build
southeast across the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes Sunday
and persist through Monday night. Another low pressure system
29.90 inches will move east through the Lower Great Lakes late
Tuesday into Wednesday.

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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-
339 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers late
this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers during the day,
then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 10 knots or less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
339 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening.
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet
or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
339 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this
evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of
showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0921/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12610 12700 11800 12100 11300. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves
1 foot or less Sunday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 11600 11700 12800 11700 11500. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11516 11510 12600 12700 11600 11500. A chance of
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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