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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
942 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 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 weak cold front drifts southeastward across Lake Erie today.
Behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds from the
northwestern Great Lakes through Friday before it exits slowly
eastward this weekend. Another cold front should move
southeastward across Lake Erie Sunday evening through Monday
morning. Behind the front, another ridge averaging 30.10 inches
should build from the Upper Midwest through this Tuesday.

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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-
942 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet
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-
942 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

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-
942 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less 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 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Sunday night. 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 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11400 11300 14200 11300. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 12600 11800 12100 12200. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13600 11700 11800 12100 11200. Waves 1 foot or
less.

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