


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
750 FZUS61 KCLE 011952 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 352 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 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 exit to the northeast tonight. Low pressure 29.20 inches will lift a warm front northeast across the lake Wednesday followed by a cold front Thursday. The cold front will stall over the Ohio Valley by Friday before low pressure 30.00 inches tracks northeast from the western Ohio Valley late Friday night through Saturday. A cold front will move east across the lake Sunday. LEZ162>164-020230- 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- 352 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds to 30 knots becoming south and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-020230- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 352 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds to 30 knots becoming southeast and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-020230- 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- 352 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast. A slight chance of rain showers late in the morning. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-020230- MAFOR 0121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 11220 13230 11246 11336 11326. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 11220 14230 11336 11326. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 11210 13220 11230 11220 11226. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday. $$