Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
373 FZUS61 KCLE 290807 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 307 AM EST Sat Nov 29 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... Low pressure 29.60 inches over the central Plains this morning will lift northeast into the central Great Lakes by Sunday morning and push a cold front east across Lake Erie early Sunday. High pressure 30.50 inches will return on Monday with weak low pressure 30.00 inches moving east across the Ohio Valley Tuesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will briefly build over the region Wednesday as a cold front approaches from the northwest. LEZ162-163-291515- 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- 307 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A slight chance of snow early this afternoon. A chance of snow late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and increasing to 30 knots. Snow in the evening, then snow with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Rain and snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 to 35 knots becoming west. Snow and rain likely in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Snow likely Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ164>166-291515- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 307 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A slight chance of snow early this afternoon. A chance of snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south and increasing to 30 to 35 knots after midnight. Snow in the evening, then snow with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Rain and snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 30 to 35 knots becoming west. Rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 30 to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 25 knots overnight. A chance of snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow Monday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Snow likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Snow likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-291515- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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- 307 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A slight chance of snow early. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and increasing to 30 knots. Snow in the evening, then snow and rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 30 to 35 knots becoming west. Rain and snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet building to 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 30 to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 30 knots overnight. Snow and rain in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Waves 10 to 15 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and diminishing to 10 knots or less. Snow likely Monday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Snow likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. $$ LEZ161-291515- MAFOR 2910/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11500 11400 11410 11327 11337 12447. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 11600 11500 11410 11320 11337 12447. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 12500 11300 11310 11427 11447. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. $$