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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 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 ridging averaging 30.10 inches exits slowly
southeastward before a cold front sweeps southeastward across Lake
Erie Saturday evening through Saturday night. Behind the front,
another ridge averaging 30.10 inches affects the Lake Erie region
through this Tuesday as the embedded high pressure center moves
from near the northern Great Lakes toward the Mid-Atlantic states.

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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-
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the
day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the
day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to less than 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0415/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12300 11400 14500. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12500 13400 13500. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13500 13400 12500. Waves 2 feet or less.

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