Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
076 FZUS61 KCLE 231505 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1005 AM EST Sun Nov 23 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... Low pressure 29.70 inches will depart through the eastern Great Lakes this afternoon allowing high pressure 30.30 inches to build over Lake Erie tonight and Monday. Another area of low pressure 29.70 inches will lift into the Upper Midwest Tuesday. This low will lift a warm front north through the region on Tuesday, followed by a cold front on Wednesday as the low deepens to 29.20 inches over the northern Great Lakes. A surface trough averaging 29.90 inches will then linger across the area through Friday. LEZ162>164-232130- 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- 1005 AM EST Sun Nov 23 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Rain likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-232130- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1005 AM EST Sun Nov 23 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of rain during the day, then a chance of snow and rain Wednesday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-232130- 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- 1005 AM EST Sun Nov 23 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Snow likely. Waves 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. $$ LEZ161-232130- MAFOR 2316/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13620 11610 11700 11600 11500 11400. Waves 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Monday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13620 12710 11700 11600 11500. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 13630 12720 11700 11600 11500. Waves 5 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Monday morning. $$