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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
305 AM EST Thu Feb 12 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 trough averaging 30.20 inches will then linger across Lake Erie
this morning. High pressure 30.40 inches will build into the Ohio
Valley later today and linger into the weekend. Low pressure
29.70 inches tracks across the Mid South on Sunday, followed by
high pressure 30.10 inches building into the region on Monday.

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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-
305 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. The lake is
mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.

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-
305 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers this morning, then a chance of flurries this
afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 1210/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 12710 13700 11600 11500. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 12710 14700 11600. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 11700 14600 11600. A chance of snow showers
early this morning. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly
ice covered.

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