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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
949 AM EST Sun Jan 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.40 inches builds across the
lake today. Low pressure centered over Quebec deepens to 28.70
inches and will extend a trough averaging 29.70 inches across Lake
Erie Monday before a cold front moves south across the lake early
Tuesday morning. Low pressure 29.50 inches dives across the
eastern Great Lakes on Wednesday.

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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-
949 AM EST Sun Jan 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly
ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
949 AM EST Sun Jan 26 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers late this morning, then a slight chance of snow showers
early this afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 30 knots overnight. A chance of snow showers.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of snow showers during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of snow showers during the day.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
949 AM EST Sun Jan 26 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow
showers late this morning, then a slight chance of snow showers
early this afternoon. A chance of snow showers late. Waves in ice
free areas 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
A chance of snow showers early, then a slight chance of snow
showers late in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. Waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 40 knots becoming west to
35 knots. Snow showers. Waves 10 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally
around 19 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow
showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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MAFOR 2616/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13610 11600 11510 12520 11530. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12610 13510 12520 11540. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12620 12520 12530 12540. A chance of snow showers
this afternoon and evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet this afternoon.
Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally
around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 7 to 10
feet, and occasionally around 13 feet Monday morning. Wave
heights are for ice free areas.

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