


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
575 FZUS61 KCLE 100126 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 926 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 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 30.40 inches over the Northeast will remain in control through Friday night. On Saturday, a weak low of 29.90 inches should drift southeastward across the northern Great Lakes and vicinity, and allow the trailing cold front to begin to sweep eastward across western Lake Erie. During Sunday, the low should drift farther southeastward to Lake Erie, devolve into a trough averaging 30.00 inches over Lake Erie and the Upper Ohio Valley, and the cold front should dissipate over and near central Lake Erie. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches should then build generally from the west Sunday night through this Tuesday. LEZ162-163-100815- 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- 926 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ164>167-100815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 926 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-100815- 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- 926 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-100815- MAFOR 1003/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 12400 11500 11510 11410 11420. A chance of showers Friday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12310 13410 11510 11410 11420. A chance of showers Friday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Friday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Friday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11300 14410 11510 11410 11420. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$