


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
608 FZUS61 KCLE 160745 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 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 linger across Lake Erie this morning before weak low pressure 29.90 inches over the Ohio Valley moves north towards the lake through Tuesday. Low pressure deepens to 29.40 inches as it moves from the Northern Great Lakes into Quebec and drags a cold front east across Lake Erie Wednesday night into Thursday. High pressure 30.00 inches will build across the region by Friday. LEZ162>164-161415- 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- 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-161415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-161415- 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- 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-161415- MAFOR 1609/ ERIE WEST 1/3 15200 11300 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12200 13100 11200 12300. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 14100 11200 11300 11400. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. $$