Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
278 FZUS61 KCLE 160242 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 942 PM EST Sat Nov 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... Low pressure will deepen to 28.90 inches by Sunday morning as it moves east towards northern New England, extending a cold front across the lake this evening. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over the eastern Great Lakes through Monday. Weak low pressure 29.90 inches will move east through the Lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday, followed by high pressure 30.20 inches building from the north on Wednesday. LEZ162-163-160915- 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- 942 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ164-165-160915- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 942 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-166>169-160915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-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- 942 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers late this evening. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers from late morning on. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Rain showers likely with snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-160915- MAFOR 1604/ ERIE WEST 1/3 16740. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet overnight. Waves 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 16740. A chance of showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet overnight. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 14740 13746 11747. Waves 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet overnight. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. $$