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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 AM EST Sun Jan 4 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...
A trough averaging 29.90 inches will exit to the east this morning
as high pressure 30.20 inches builds east across the Great Lakes.
The high will drift east of Lake Erie on Monday, allowing a warm
front to cross the lake through Tuesday. A cold front will move
east across the region late Tuesday into Wednesday as low pressure
29.50 inches moves northeast across the Upper Great Lakes. High
pressure 29.90 inches will return Thursday.

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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-
343 AM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. The lake
is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
rain showers during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
Thursday night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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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-
343 AM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain showers
likely during the day, then a chance of rain showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

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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-
343 AM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers
early, then a slight chance of snow showers from late morning on.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
snow showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain showers
likely during the day, then a chance of rain showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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MAFOR 0410/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 13600 11500 12400 11410. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 13600 12500 11400 11410. A chance of snow
showers early this morning and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14610 11600 12500 11400. A chance of snow showers
early this morning and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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