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FZUS61 KCLE 111535
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1035 AM EST Tue Nov 11 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...
A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build in from the south over
Lake Erie today, followed by a warm front tonight and a cold
front Wednesday. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds back in
from the south Thursday into Thursday night.

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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-
1035 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of snow late this morning. A slight chance of rain
and snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. A slight chance of rain
and snow early. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Rain likely Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1035 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain and snow late this morning, then a slight chance
of rain and snow this afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of rain and snow
early, then a slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. Waves
5 to 8 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 5 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet
subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

LEZ061-166>169-112115-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-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-
1035 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. Rain likely with snow
late this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. Waves
7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots. Rain and snow likely in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet.
Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Rain. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of rain.
Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 14 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain during
the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 1116/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11630 11530 14540 12640. A chance of rain late this
morning and Wednesday morning. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and
occasionally around 10 feet this afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet,
and occasionally around 11 feet tonight and Wednesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12640 11540 12550
11540 12646. A chance of snow this evening. Waves 8 to 11 feet,
and occasionally around 12 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11646 11640 11540 11547
11557 11556 11546 11646. Waves 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally
around 13 feet this afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet, and
occasionally around 15 feet tonight. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and
occasionally around 14 feet Wednesday morning.

$$