Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
608 FZUS61 KCLE 180301 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1001 PM EST Mon Nov 17 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... High pressure 30.20 inches builds over Lake Erie tonight, followed by a trough averaging 30.00 inches Tuesday. High pressure 30.10 inches builds back in for Tuesday night through Wednesday night. A cold front tracks through the region late Thursday night through early Friday. LEZ162-163-180930- 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- 1001 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming north. A slight chance of rain and snow late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of rain and snow early, then rain from late morning on. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Rain likely Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ164-165-180930- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1001 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A slight chance of rain early, then a chance of rain late in the morning. Rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-166>169-180930- 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- 1001 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A slight chance of rain late in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-180930- MAFOR 1804/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13700 11400 12306 11206 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 12700 11600 11500 11400 11300 11200. A chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday and Tuesday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 12710 11700 14600 11200. A chance of rain Tuesday evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less Tuesday. Waves 1 foot or less Tuesday evening. $$