


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
936 FZUS61 KCLE 061941 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 341 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 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 30.10 inches exits slowly southeastward from the Lake Erie region before a cold front drifts southeastward across the lake tonight through Monday night. This front should then waver in a north-south manner between Lake Erie and the Upper and Mid Ohio Valley on Tuesday through Friday as weak lows move generally eastward along the front. Simultaneously, another ridge averaging 30.10 inches attempts to build from eastern Canada. LEZ162-163-070215- 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- 341 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms likely this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-070215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 341 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-070215- 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- 341 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-070215- MAFOR 0621/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14510 11600 12700 11800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers Monday morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 14510 12600 11700. A chance of showers Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11510 12410 11510 11500 12600. A chance of showers Monday morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$