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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 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 30.40 inches will maintain influence over Lake Erie
through Monday before weakening to 30.10 inches as it drifts east
late Monday into 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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

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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-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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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-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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MAFOR 2421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14210 12200 11100 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to
3 feet Friday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11120 12220 11210 12200 11100 11110. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Friday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11110 12220 11210 11200 13100. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday.

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