Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
742 FZUS61 KCLE 300847 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 347 AM EST Sun Nov 30 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... Low pressure will deepen to 29.70 inches as it tracks northeast across Lake Huron this afternoon, pulling a cold front east across Lake Erie. A ridge averaging 30.50 inches will move eastward across the southern Great Lakes region Sunday night through Monday. On Monday night, low pressure will deepen to 29.80 inches as it tracks northeast through the Ohio Valley before merging with low pressure along the East Coast on Tuesday. Another ridge averaging 30.50 inches will build over the Ohio Valley on Tuesday night followed by a cold front settling south across Lake Erie early Thursday. LEZ162-301515- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- 347 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain with a chance of snow early, then a chance of snow late this morning. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Snow. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ163-164-301515- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 347 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. Rain early, then a chance of rain and snow late this morning. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A slight chance of snow early. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Snow. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ165-166-301515- 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- 347 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...South gales to 35 knots becoming west to 40 knots. Rain with a slight chance of snow this morning, then a chance of snow with a slight chance of rain this afternoon. Waves 9 to 12 feet building to 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Snow likely with a slight chance of rain early, then a chance of snow late in the evening. Waves 10 to 13 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Snow likely Wednesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-301515- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 347 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...South gales to 35 knots becoming southwest to 40 knots. Rain and snow this morning, then a chance of rain and snow this afternoon. Waves 9 to 12 feet building to 11 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 40 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Rain with snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely during the day. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. A chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. $$ LEZ161-301515- MAFOR 3010/ ERIE WEST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11456 13550 11650 11740 11730 11720. A chance of snow this evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 9 to 13 feet, and occasionally around 16 feet today. Waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11457 11556 12550 11657 11757 11740 11730. Waves 7 to 10 feet building to 11 to 15 feet, and occasionally around 19 feet today. Waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 19 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11447 11446 11556 11557 12657 11740 11730. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 12 to 16 feet, and occasionally around 20 feet today. Waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 20 feet tonight. $$