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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
336 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 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 cold front will move southeast across Lake Erie through this
evening. A ridge of high pressure averaging 30.00 inches builds
across the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday and remains overhead
through Monday. Low pressure 29.60 inches moving through the
Central Plains will lift a warm front across the Ohio Valley
Tuesday into Wednesday.

LEZ162>164-070215-
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-
336 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-070215-
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-
336 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-070215-
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-
336 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-070215-
MAFOR 0621/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13600 11700 11800 12100 11300. A chance of
thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13600 11700 13800 11500. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3
feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 12500 11600 12700 11600 11500. Waves 3 to 5
feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less
Sunday.

$$