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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
901 AM EDT Mon Apr 14 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 cold front sweeps across Lake Erie this afternoon as low
pressure 29.60 inches tracks from Lake Superior into Ontario.
Low pressure continues east across Quebec Tuesday as a secondary
front crosses Lake Erie during the morning. High pressure 30.20
inches slowly builds in from the west Wednesday and Thursday. Low
pressure 29.70 inches tracks from the Plains towards the northern
Great Lakes on Friday, lifting a warm front across Lake Erie.

LEZ162>164-142015-
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-
901 AM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers Thursday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ165>167-142015-
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-
901 AM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of rain showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.

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-
901 AM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
showers early. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain
showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves
occasionally around 14 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Rain showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of snow and rain showers overnight.
Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 13 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
rain showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1415/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11520 12620 11610 11620 11630 11640. A chance
of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8
feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Tuesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 12520 11620 11610 12620 11640. A chance of
showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet Tuesday
morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 11510 12520 11610 12520 11546. Waves 1 to 2
feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8
feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Tuesday morning.

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