


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
835 FZUS61 KCLE 030113 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 913 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches settles over Lake Erie tonight into early Thursday. A weak cold front will cross the lake late Thursday, followed by building high pressure 30.10 inches on Friday before it departs to the east coast on Saturday and Sunday. LEZ162-163-030815- 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- 913 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. 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 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-030815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 913 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-030815- 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- 913 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. 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. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-030815- MAFOR 0303/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12600 12700 11800 11100 11200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12500 11600 12700 11600 11700 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 13500 14600 11700. Waves 1 foot or less. $$