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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
956 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches exits slowly southeastward from the
Lake Erie region through Sunday. This evolution of the ridge will
allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie tonight.
On Sunday night through Monday evening, a cold front is expected
to drift southeastward across Lake Erie. Behind the cold front,
another ridge builds from the Upper Midwest through this Tuesday.
By Wednesday, the ridge should begin to exit eastward as a weak
trough averaging 29.95 inches overspreads the Lake Erie region
from the west.

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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-
956 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
956 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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-
956 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0415/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14200 11300 11400 12500. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 11100 12200 11300 12400 11500. Waves 1
foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13100 11200 11300 13400. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$