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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1012 AM EST Thu Nov 27 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 30.00 inches will linger over Lake Erie through
Friday evening before high pressure of 30.50 inches moves east
across the lake Friday night and Saturday. Low pressure of 29.80
inches will track out of the Great Plains Saturday night to the
Central Great Lakes on Sunday. High pressure 30.50 inches will
begin to build east into the region on Monday.

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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-
1012 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves
5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 5 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow during the day,
then snow Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. Rain with a chance of snow during the day, then a
chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow Monday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

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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-
1012 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...West gales to 35 knots. A chance of snow with a
slight chance of rain. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally
around 18 feet.
.TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. A
chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. A
chance of snow late. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally
around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Snow likely in the morning,
then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow during the day, then
snow Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Rain during
the day, then snow and rain likely Sunday night. Waves 7 to
11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
14 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. A chance of snow Monday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 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-
1012 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...West gales to 35 knots. A chance of snow with a
slight chance of rain late this morning, then snow and rain
likely early this afternoon. Snow likely with a slight chance of
rain late. Waves 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around
19 feet.
.TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots. Snow likely with a slight
chance of rain early, then snow likely from late evening on.
Waves 11 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Snow. Waves 9 to 13 feet
subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. A chance of snow in the evening. Waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Snow
Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Rain during
the day, then rain and snow likely Sunday night. Waves 5 to
8 feet building to 7 to 11 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 2716/
ERIE WEST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12640 12650 14640. A
chance of snow this afternoon and tonight. Waves 8 to 12 feet,
and occasionally around 15 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves
6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet Friday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...14650 11657 11650
11640 11647. Waves 10 to 14 feet, and occasionally around 18 feet
this afternoon and tonight. Waves 8 to 12 feet, and occasionally
around 15 feet Friday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11657 11647 14657 11657
11647. Waves 11 to 16 feet, and occasionally around 20 feet this
afternoon and tonight. Waves 9 to 13 feet, and occasionally
around 16 feet Friday morning.

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