Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
011 FZUS61 KCLE 221431 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 931 AM EST Wed Jan 22 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 ridge averaging 30.60 inches builds to the south in the Ohio River Valley this morning. The ridge will exit eastward Wednesday night before a low pressure of 29.90 inches moves eastward across Lake Erie on Thursday. Behind the front, another ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds from the Upper Midwest and vicinity through Saturday before another cold front sweeps eastward across Lake Erie this Sunday. LEZ162>165-222115- 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- 931 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. A slight chance of snow showers late. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ166-167-222115- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 931 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of snow showers late in the evening. A chance of snow showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-168-169-222115- 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- 931 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ161-222115- MAFOR 2216/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12420 12430 11520 12420 11520. A chance of snow showers tonight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12420 12430 11530 13520. A chance of snow showers overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12420 12430 13530 11520. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight and Thursday morning. $$