


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
069 FZUS61 KCLE 150749 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 349 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 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... High pressure 30.10 inches will persist into Tuesday as a frontal boundary stalls near the lower Ohio Valley. A warm front will lift north across the lake on Wednesday, followed by a cold front on Friday. Weak high pressure 30.00 inches will build north of Lake Erie on Saturday. LEZ162-163-151415- 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- 349 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-151415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 349 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-151415- 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- 349 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-151415- MAFOR 1509/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13500 11100 12200 11300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12400 11600 11800 11100 11200 12300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11700 11800 11100 12300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$