Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
468
FZUS61 KCLE 261332
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
932 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 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...
High pressure 30.20 inches will gradually build east over the
Great Lakes today through Thursday before departing to the east by
Thursday night. A cold front will clip the far eastern basin of
Lake Erie late Thursday night into early Friday before a warm
front lifts northeast across the lake on Friday. The warm front
will lift north of the lake Saturday into Sunday. Low pressure
29.80 will move east across the region Sunday and Sunday night.

LEZ162>164-262015-
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-
932 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers
during the day, then showers likely Sunday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

LEZ165>167-262015-
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-
932 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers late this morning, then
a slight chance of snow showers early this afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of
rain showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to
6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Rain showers
during the day, then rain showers likely Sunday night. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-262015-
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-
932 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight
chance of snow showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
and diminishing to less than 10 knots overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.

$$

LEZ161-262015-
MAFOR 2615/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 11700 11600 11300 12400 11410 11510. Waves 1
to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and
Thursday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 12610 11500 12400 11410 11510. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight and Thursday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14610 11600 13500. A chance of snow showers this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight.
Waves 2 feet or less Thursday morning.

$$