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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
338 PM EDT Tue Jun 24 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 over Lake Erie will be replaced by
a trough averaging 30.00 inches that will linger from late
Tuesday through the end of the week.

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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-
338 PM EDT Tue Jun 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
late. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Patchy
fog early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

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-
338 PM EDT Tue Jun 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Patchy fog early. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

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-
338 PM EDT Tue Jun 24 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. Patchy fog early. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11600 11400 11500 11700 11800 12100. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers
Wednesday morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Wednesday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12600 11500 11600 12700 11800 11100. A chance of
showers this evening and Wednesday. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13500 12600 12800 11100. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers Wednesday
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$