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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
937 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 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 trough averaging 30.10 inches will linger over Lake Erie today.
Low pressure of 30.00 inches will move along a stationary front
through the Ohio River Valley today into Monday. On Tuesday, low
pressure of 29.60 inches will track across the Upper Great Lakes
and move the boundary back north as a warm front. A second low of
29.60 inches will track northeast through the Central Great Lakes
on Wednesday, pulling a cold front east across Lake Erie on
Thursday.

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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-
937 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and
thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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-
937 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and
thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
937 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
937 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1515/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12110 11120 13110 12200. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12110 11120 11110 12210 12200. Waves 2 to 4 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14110 11210 13200. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon
and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Monday morning.

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