


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
625 FZUS61 KCLE 160118 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 918 PM 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches will linger over Lake Ontario tonight while weak low pressure of 30.00 inches resides along a stationary front near the Ohio River Valley 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 Wednesday night into Thursday. LEZ162>164-160815- 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- 918 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 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. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-160815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 918 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-160815- 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- 918 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. 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. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-160815- MAFOR 1603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12110 12200 11100 13200. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday and Monday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11210 12200 12100 12200. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11210 13200 13100 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 foot or less Monday and Monday evening. $$