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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
407 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 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...
Low pressure 29.90 inches over eastern Lake Erie this morning will
depart to the east today with a trough averaging 29.90 inches
lingering over the lake through Thursday. High pressure 30.10
inches will build over the Great Lakes on Thursday through Friday.
A cold front will then move east across Lake Erie on Saturday
night.

LEZ162-201445-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
407 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
407 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of waterspouts. A slight chance of showers from late
morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A
slight chance of showers early. A chance of waterspouts. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LEZ166>168-201445-
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-
407 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of waterspouts. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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LEZ061-169-201445-
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-
407 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of waterspouts early, then a chance of
waterspouts with patchy fog late this morning. A chance of
waterspouts this afternoon. A chance of showers this morning,
then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of waterspouts through the early
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2009/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 13810 12820 12120. A chance of waterspouts.
Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6
feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 13810 14120. A chance of waterspouts.
Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7
feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11700 11800 11810 14120. A chance of
waterspouts. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

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