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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
340 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 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 30.20 inches continues to build across the region
this evening and will drift eastward through Saturday. Sunday, low
pressure 29.90 inches enters the Great Lakes region and will track
to the east through Tuesday.

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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 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
340 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
340 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2321/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12200 13300 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 13300 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11500 11400 13300 12100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

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