


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
562 FZUS61 KCLE 040127 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 927 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 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 builds from the western Great Lakes through Friday before it exits slowly eastward this weekend. This ridge evolution will allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie Friday night. A cold front should drift southeastward across Lake Erie Sunday night through Monday evening. Behind the front, another ridge averaging 30.10 inches should build from the Upper Midwest through this Tuesday. LEZ162-163-040815- 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- 927 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-040815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 927 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-040815- 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- 927 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-040815- MAFOR 0403/ ERIE WEST 1/3 16200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12100 15200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 14100 11100 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$