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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 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 will persist over the eastern Great
Lakes through Monday as high pressure drifts from New England
toward the Mid-Atlantic states. A weak cold front will move south
across Lake Erie Tuesday night into Wednesday. High pressure 30.00
inches will return by Thursday.

LEZ162-163-100215-
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-
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ164>167-100215-
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-
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot 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-
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-100215-
MAFOR 0921/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 12300 14400 11200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 11300 13400 11500 11800. Waves 1
foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 12300 13400 11500 11800. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$