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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
354 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 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 frontal boundary will finally push into the Ohio Valley today as
high pressure 30.00 inches builds into the Great Lakes. This high
will shift over Lake Erie Friday and strengthen to 30.10 inches
before drifting southeast late Saturday to allow a warm front to
lift north across the lake by Sunday morning. Low pressure 29.90
inches crossing the central Great Lakes Sunday will pull a cold
front across the lake Sunday night.

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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-
354 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet 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-
354 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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-
354 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1309/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 13700 11400 12300 11400. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 13700 11600 11800 11100 11200. Waves 1
foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13700 12600 11700 11800 11100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

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