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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
329 PM EST Wed Jan 22 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...
High pressure 30.50 inches will exit eastward tonight as low
pressure 30.00 inches approaches from the Northern Great Lakes.
The low will drag a cold front east across Lake Erie on Thursday.
A ridge of high pressure averaging 30.30 inches builds north
across Lake Erie Friday night into Saturday. Another cold front
will swing east across Lake Erie on Sunday before a trough
averaging 30.20 inches lingers through early next week.

LEZ162>165-230315-
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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
329 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
A slight chance of snow showers late. The lake is mostly ice
covered.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A
slight chance of snow showers. A chance of snow showers late.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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LEZ166>169-230315-
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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
329 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of snow showers late this evening. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Waves in ice free areas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves
3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LEZ061-230315-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
329 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers early in the afternoon. Snow showers likely late. Waves
3 to 5 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves
5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of
snow showers Monday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to
10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.

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LEZ161-230315-
MAFOR 2222/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14420 11410 13520. A chance of snow showers
overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice
covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12430 12520 11420 13520. A chance of snow
showers overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice
covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13420 14520 11520. A chance of snow showers
Thursday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Thursday.

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