Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
096 FZUS61 KCLE 012007 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 307 PM EST Mon Dec 1 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 weak trough averaging 30.00 inches will push across the lake Tuesday morning, followed by high pressure 30.20 inches building across the Ohio Valley on Wednesday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will drag a strong cold front east across the lake Wednesday night into Thursday, followed by another area of high pressure 30.50 inches for late Thursday into Friday. LEZ162>164-020315- 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- 307 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A slight chance of snow early, then a chance of snow late this evening. Snow after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow early, then a slight chance of snow late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of snow Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-020315- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 307 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of snow late this evening. Snow after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow through early afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-020315- 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- 307 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow after midnight. Snow late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Snow through early afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow during the day, then a chance of snow and rain Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-020315- MAFOR 0122/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 12307 11607 11700 11810 11710. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13300 11307 11407 13810. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. ERIE EAST 1/3 13300 12307 11107 11807 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. $$