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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
953 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 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 30.50 inches over the eastern Great Lakes will
continue to build south into the New England states and strengthen
to 30.60 inches through Saturday. This high will continue south
into the Mid Atlantic and Appalachians by Monday. A weak front
will cross the Great Lakes on Monday. High pressure 30.50 inches
will return across the Great Lakes Tuesday and then drift east
Wednesday.

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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-
953 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.

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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-
953 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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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-
953 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

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MAFOR 2403/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 12300 12400 13200. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday and Saturday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 11300 13400 12200 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday and Saturday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11300 14400 11100 11200 11300. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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