Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
609 FZUS61 KCLE 100751 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 251 AM EST Fri Jan 10 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 cold front will track across Lake Erie tonight into Saturday morning, with a trough averaging 29.80 inches lingering over the lake through Saturday night. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will return to the region Sunday before a slightly stronger low pressure 29.70 inches moves across the Great Lakes Sunday night into Monday. A trough averaging 30.10 inches will remain across the lake through Tuesday. LEZ162-163-101515- 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- 251 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of snow late this morning. A chance of snow early this afternoon, then snow late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Snow through the early overnight, then a chance of snow late. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ164>166-101515- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 251 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of snow early this afternoon. Snow likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-101515- 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- 251 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. $$ LEZ161-101515- MAFOR 1010/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 13410 12417 12517. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 13410 12417 12517. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 14500 11400 12407 11507. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$