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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
327 AM EST Fri Nov 21 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 this morning as high
pressure 30.20 inches building over the Great Lakes in its wake
late tonight into Saturday. A warm front lift across the lake
late Saturday into Sunday, followed by another cold front on late
Sunday into early Monday.

LEZ162>164-211515-
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-
327 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A
slight chance of rain early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot 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.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ165>167-211515-
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-
327 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A slight
chance of rain early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South 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.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 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-
327 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

$$

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MAFOR 2110/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 11500 12600 12700 12800. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14610 11600 11700 11800 11810. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 13610 12700 11800. Waves 2 to 4 feet today.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet tonight.

$$