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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
239 PM EST Sun Jan 4 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...
High pressure 30.20 inches will gradually exit east of the area
into Monday as weak low pressure 29.80 inches moves east through
the Upper Great Lakes. Another low pressure 29.50 inches will move
east through the Lower Great Lakes Tuesday night into Wednesday,
extending a cold front across the area. Weak high pressure 30.00
inches will return by 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-
239 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. The lake is mostly
ice covered.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain
likely.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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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-
239 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain
likely during the day, then a chance of rain Friday night. Waves
2 to 4 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-
239 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. A chance of snow showers
late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers early, then a slight chance of snow showers late
in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain during
the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely during the day,
then a chance of rain Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 0422/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11400 11300 11310 12410 12510. Waves omitted
due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 12400 11410 12420 11520 11510. A chance of
snow showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11610 12500 11400 12410 12510. A chance of snow
showers overnight and Monday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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