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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
958 PM EDT Tue May 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...
Low pressure 29.80 inches over Lake Erie will drift eastward
tonight, replaced a trough averaging 30.00 inches Wednesday. After a
cold front tracks across the lake north to south late Wednesday, a
ridge averaging 30.10 inches moves in from the north Wednesday
night, strengthening to 30.20 inches Thursday through Friday.

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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-
958 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Patchy dense fog after midnight. Areas of dense fog late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Areas of dense fog early, then patchy dense fog late in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.

$$

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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-
958 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
west. Patchy dense fog late this evening, then areas of dense fog
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Areas
of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog early in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

$$

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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-
958 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Areas of dense fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Areas of dense fog
in the morning, then patchy fog early in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves around
1 foot.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

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MAFOR 0703/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 19604 13604 11600 11500 11210 11120. Waves 2
feet or less overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday
evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 19504 13604 11600 11510 11600 11710. Waves
2 feet or less overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11610 19614 11614 11514 13510 11610. Waves 1
foot or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday and Wednesday
evening.

$$