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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
917 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches will remain over the lake today. A
cold front will cross the lake on Tuesday. High pressure 30.20
inches will enter for Wednesday and remain in place through
Friday. A warm front will cross the lake on Friday 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-
917 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

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The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm 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-
917 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
10 knots or less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Friday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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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-
917 AM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Friday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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MAFOR 1315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 12110 14100 11800. Waves 2 feet or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less
Tuesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14110 11110 13100. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14110 11110 13100. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon
and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday morning.

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