


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
772 FZUS61 KCLE 070158 GLFLE 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. LEZ162-163-070815- 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. $$ LEZ164>167-070815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 958 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Patchy dense fog late this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves around 1 foot. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-070815- 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. $$ LEZ161-070815- MAFOR 0703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 19604 13604 11600 11500 11210 11120. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 19504 13604 11600 11510 11600 11710. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11610 19614 11614 11514 13510 11610. Waves 1 foot or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. $$