


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
349 FZUS61 KCLE 100124 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 924 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 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 cold front will cross Lake Erie on Thursday. This front will then stall over the Ohio Valley Friday and generally remain just south of Lake Erie through much of the weekend. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move northeast through the Upper Great Lakes on Saturday into Sunday, extending a cold front east through the area on Sunday. LEZ162-163-100815- 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- 924 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-100815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 924 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A slight chance of showers early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-100815- 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- 924 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-100815- MAFOR 1003/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11500 11600 11700 11800 11100 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11300 11400 11500 11600 13800 11200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14400 11800 11700 11600 11500. Waves 1 foot or less. $$