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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1010 PM EST Thu Mar 6 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 trough averaging 29.70 inches will linger across the eastern
lakes through tonight. A ridge averaging 29.90 inches will briefly
build into the region on Friday. Low pressure 29.50 inches will
move east towards the Ohio Valley late Friday into Saturday and
weaken to 29.70 inches. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will then
persist across the region Saturday into 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-
1010 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow and rain
showers early in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers likely
late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Snow and rain showers likely in the evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1010 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow and rain
showers early in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers likely
late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Snow and rain showers in the evening, then a chance of snow
showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
1 foot.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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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-
1010 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
snow showers late. Waves in ice free areas 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers early. A slight chance
of snow showers early in the afternoon, then a chance of snow
showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
1010 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A slight chance of snow showers late. The lake is
mostly ice covered.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers early. A slight chance of snow showers late.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 0704/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13620 12610 11616 11507 11607. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday.
Waves 2 feet or less Friday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14620 12610 11510 11600. A chance of snow
showers Friday afternoon and Friday evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet Friday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday evening. Wave
heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 14620 11510 11600. A chance of snow showers
Friday evening. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice
covered.

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