Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
203 FZUS61 KCLE 030828 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 328 AM EST Wed Dec 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... High pressure 30.20 inches will persist over the lake today. Weak low pressure 29.90 inches will extend a cold front east across the lake tonight into Thursday, followed by high pressure 30.40 inches for Thursday night into Friday. Another low pressure 29.70 inches will extend a cold front east through the area on Saturday into Sunday. LEZ162>164-031515- 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- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 328 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers through the early overnight, then a slight chance of snow showers late. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165-166-031515- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 328 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers likely through the early overnight, then a chance of snow showers late. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-031515- 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- 328 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow showers late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers through the early overnight, then a chance of snow showers late. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-031515- MAFOR 0310/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11520 11530 13540 11637 11630 11730. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet today. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12530 13540 11647 11637 11730. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet today. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 11520 12530 12540 11547 11647 11637. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet today. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet tonight. $$