


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
515 FZUS61 KCLE 121401 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 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 cold front will move east across Lake Erie on Sunday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build across the region for Monday through Tuesday. As this high moves off to the east, a warm front will lift north across the lake on Wednesday. LEZ162-163-122015- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-122015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-122015- 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- 1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-122015- MAFOR 1215/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13400 11500 12510 11610 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers Sunday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14400 13510 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Sunday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 14400 11400 13500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$