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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 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...
Weak high pressure 29.90 inches persists today before a strong
cold front pushes east across Lake Erie Wednesday night into
Thursday. Behind the boundary, a trough averaging 29.90 inches
will linger over the lake through Thursday night before another
cold front moves east late Friday. A trough averaging 29.90 inches
will persist through Saturday ahead of high pressure 30.20 inches
building into the southern Great Lakes Sunday.

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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-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building
to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.

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-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing
to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 6 to 10 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. 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-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-
947 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12510 12520 11536 11636 11730. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight and Thursday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Thursday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 11410 11420 12530 11536 11636. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight and Thursday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and
occasionally around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and
occasionally around 10 feet Thursday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11400 11410 11420 12430 11536. A chance of
thunderstorms Thursday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.
Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Thursday
morning.

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