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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
320 AM EST Wed Jan 15 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...
A broad trough averaging 29.90 inches will gradually depart east
today as a ridge averaging 30.20 inches builds north across the
basin today. Another trough averaging 29.90 inches will impact
Lake Erie on Thursday before another ridge averaging 30.00 inches
returns Thursday night into Friday. A cold front associated with
low pressure 29.30 inches over Hudson Bay will move east on
Saturday before a secondary arctic front arrives late Saturday
into Sunday.

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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-
320 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Snow showers likely late.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Snow
showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain
showers Friday night.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
and snow showers likely during the day.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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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-
320 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Snow showers likely late. Waves 3 to
6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Snow
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain
showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Rain
showers with snow showers likely during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.

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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-
320 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Snow
showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
after midnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Snow
showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain
showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Rain
showers with snow showers likely during the day. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

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MAFOR 1510/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11620 11610 12620 13520 11537. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet today.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Wave heights
are for ice free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14620 11620 11520 12530. A chance of snow
showers today and overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to
6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet
tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13620 12627 11520 12530. Waves 3 to 6 feet today.
Waves 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight.

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