


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
972 FZUS61 KCLE 081936 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 336 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 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 frontal boundary over the Ohio Valley this evening will lift north as a warm front on Wednesday as low pressure 29.90 inches moves east across the central Great Lakes. The low will extend a cold front across Lake Erie late Wednesday into Thursday with the front slowing south of the lake through Friday. Low pressure 29.80 inches will move into the upper Great Lakes on Saturday, allowing the front to lift north as a warm front. The low will push a cold front east towards the region as it lifts into northern Ontario Sunday. LEZ162-163-090215- 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- 336 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-090215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 336 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-090215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 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- 336 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-090215- MAFOR 0821/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 14400 12500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 15400 11200. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 13500 12400 11600 11100. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. $$