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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
941 AM EST Sat Jan 3 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...
A trough averaging 29.90 inches will move east across Lake Erie
tonight into early Sunday before high pressure 30.10 inches expands
east across the Great Lakes into Sunday night. The high will exit
to the east Monday morning, allowing a warm front to lift
northeast across Lake Erie. A cold front will cross the lake on
Wednesday.

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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-
941 AM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers late. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of snow.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain showers during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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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-
941 AM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
941 AM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers early. A chance of snow showers late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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MAFOR 0316/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13600 13610 11710 11610. Waves omitted due to the
lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13600 12610 13710. A chance of snow tonight.
Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight
and Sunday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 14617 12710. A chance of snow showers this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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