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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
933 PM EDT Thu Jun 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...
A warm front lifts north across the lake on Friday. Low pressure
29.80 inches drifts eastward across the northern Great Lakes on
Friday and will sweep a cold front southeast across the lake
Friday night through Saturday morning. A weak ridge averaging
30.00 inches builds from the northwest through Sunday before a
warm front lifts northeast across Lake Erie sunday night. Another
cold front will move east across Lake Erie Monday night into
Tuesday morning before a ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds from
the west on Tuesday.

LEZ162>164-270830-
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-
933 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
and thunderstorms likely during the day, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
933 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers and
thunderstorms likely Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
933 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers and
thunderstorms likely Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2703/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 13400 12500 11509. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 11200 12300 13400 11519. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 12200 11100 12400 11409. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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