Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
549 FZUS61 KCLE 082021 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 321 PM EST Sat Nov 8 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 29.60 inches will move from the Mid-Mississippi Valley east just south of Lake Erie on Sunday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over Lake Erie through the first part of this week. A brief ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build north on Tuesday before a low pressure 29.50 inches more a warm front northeast Tuesday night, followed by a cold front on Wednesday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger across the area on Thursday. LEZ162>164-090330- 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- 321 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain showers early, then a chance of rain showers late this evening. Rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers with snow showers likely in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales. A chance of snow showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ165-166-090330- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 321 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers in the evening, then rain and snow showers overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Snow and rain showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TUESDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming southwest. Snow showers with rain showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-090330- 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- 321 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers with snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TUESDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming southwest. Snow showers with rain showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 8 to 11 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers. Waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. $$ LEZ161-090330- MAFOR 0822/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 11100 11116 12126 13836. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Sunday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11100 12116 11126 12136 11836. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Sunday. ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 13116 11126 12136. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday. $$