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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 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 30.40 inches will move east across the area today
before a weak cold front crosses the lake Sunday into Sunday
evening. High pressure 30.30 inches will build over the Great
Lakes Monday through the middle of next week.

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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-
340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

$$

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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-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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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-
340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 0309/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14110 11110 11210 11200 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12110 11210 12110 12210 11300. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12110 11200 11100 11110 11210 11310 11300. Waves 2
feet or less.

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