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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
251 PM EST Sat Jan 3 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches will move east through the area tonight
into early Sunday, followed by high pressure 30.10 inches
building east across the Great Lakes into Sunday night. The high
will exit to the east Monday morning and lift a warm front
northeast across Lake Erie. A cold front will cross the lake on
Wednesday.

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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-
251 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of snow
through the early overnight. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of snow
overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 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-
251 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow through the early overnight, then a slight chance of snow
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 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 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain during
the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 2 feet 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-
251 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow through the early
overnight, then a chance of snow late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of snow overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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MAFOR 0322/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 14610 13600. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13610 13710 11610 11600. A chance of snow
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13617 11610 12710 12610. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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