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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
234 PM EST Thu Nov 20 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 cold front will move east across Lake Erie late Friday and
Friday evening with high pressure 30.20 inches building over the
Great Lakes in its wake on Saturday. A warm front lift across the
lake late Saturday into Sunday, followed by another cold front on
late Sunday into early Monday.

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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-
234 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less
than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Rain
likely Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain
during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

$$

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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-
234 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Rain
likely Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain
during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 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-
234 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of rain Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2022/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11500 14510 12610. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11410 12520 12510 12610. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet Friday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11400 11500 14520 12620. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3
to 5 feet Friday.

$$