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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 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 cold front will move south away from Lake Erie tonight into
early Sunday. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds across the
Lower Great Lakes on Sunday and remains overhead through Monday.
Low pressure 29.60 inches moving through the Central Plains will
lift a warm front across the Ohio Valley Tuesday into Wednesday.

LEZ162>164-070815-
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-
925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 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-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-
925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0703/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11700 11800 12100 11300 12200. Waves 1 foot
or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11700 13800 11500 11600 11800. Waves 2
feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 12700 11600 12500 11200. Waves 2 feet
or less.

$$