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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 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 weakening ridge averaging 29.90 inches will persist into
Wednesday before a strong cold front pushes east Wednesday night
into Thursday. Behind the boundary, a trough averaging 29.90
inches will linger over the lake through Thursday night before
another cold front moves east on Friday. A trough averaging 29.90
inches will persist through Saturday before high pressure 30.20
inches build east Sunday.

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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-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing
to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 6 to 10 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to
3 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-
344 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers in
the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0221/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12200 11300 12400 11510 11500 11510. Waves 2 feet
or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 11300 11400 12410 11510 11500. Waves
2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 12300 13400 12500. Waves 2 feet or less.

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