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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
957 AM EST Fri Nov 28 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 trough averaging 30.10 inches will linger across the eastern
Great Lakes through this evening before high pressure of 30.50
inches moves east across the lake Friday night and Saturday. Low
pressure of 29.80 inches will track out of the Great Plains
Saturday night to the Central Great Lakes on Sunday, pulling a
cold front across Lake Erie. High pressure of 30.40 inches will
build east across the region on Monday. Another low pressure
system will track up the East Coast on Tuesday and may influence
the eastern Great Lakes.

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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-
957 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of flurries
late this morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south
to 30 knots. Snow in the evening, then rain and snow overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely with a chance of snow
during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of snow Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow during the day. 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-
957 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of flurries.
Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots.
A slight chance of snow in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south
to 30 knots. Snow in the evening, then rain and snow overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 knots. Rain during the day, then a chance of
snow Sunday night. Waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet.
Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow Monday night.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow during the
day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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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-
957 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of flurries.
Waves 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
A slight chance of snow from late evening on. Waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south
to 30 knots. Snow in the evening, then snow and rain overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...South gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 knots. Rain during the day, then snow and rain
likely Sunday night. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 7 to
10 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow Monday night.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 2816/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12640 12630 11620 11610 11600 11500. Waves 5 to 8
feet, and occasionally around 10 feet this afternoon. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13640 11630 12620 11610 11600. Waves 7 to 10
feet, and occasionally around 13 feet this afternoon. Waves 6 to
9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet Saturday
morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14640 11640 11630 12610. Waves 8 to 11 feet, and
occasionally around 14 feet this afternoon. Waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday morning.

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