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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
912 PM EST Fri Jan 2 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 weak trough averaging 29.80 inches lingers over the Lake Erie
region through Saturday night as a ridge averaging 30.10 inches
builds from the north-central United States to the Upper Ohio
Valley. On Sunday, the trough will dissipate and allow the
aforementioned ridge to crest eastward across the Lake Erie
region. During Sunday night, the ridge begins to exit generally
eastward and allows a warm front to sweep northward across Lake
Erie. During Monday through Wednesday, the Lake Erie region should
be located along the western flank of the aforementioned ridge
averaging 30.00 inches. Simultaneously, multiple weak lows of
about 29.80 inches should move generally eastward across the
northern Great Plains and northern Great Lakes.

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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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
912 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves in ice
free areas 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
912 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of snow in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

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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-
912 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of snow. A
chance of snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Snow likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 0304/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 12700 14600 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday and Saturday evening.
Wave heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12710 12700 13600 11610. A chance of snow
Saturday evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less Saturday. Waves 2 feet or less
Saturday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12620 12610 11600 12610 11617. Waves 3 to 5 feet
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday.
Waves 1 to 2 feet Saturday evening.

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