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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
935 AM EDT Thu May 7 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 29.95 inches is over Lake Erie early today will
shift eastward this evening and overnight. A weak low pressure
29.70 inches will move track across the Upper Ohio Valley and near
the southern lakeshore of Lake Erie Friday night into Saturday
morning. A stronger low pressure 29.35 inches will lift northeast
from the Upper Great Lakes towards Quebec Canada Saturday night
into Sunday morning, dragging a cold front across Lake Erie. High
pressure 30.10 inches will build across the Great Lakes Sunday
into Monday.

LEZ162>166-072030-
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-
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-
935 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ061-167>169-072030-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 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-
935 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ161-072030-
MAFOR 0715/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 13610 11600 11510 11610 11600. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 13610 11500 11510 11610 11600. A chance of
showers overnight and Friday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11500 13600 13500. A chance of showers
overnight and Friday morning. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$