


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
435 FZUS61 KCLE 010744 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 344 AM EDT Mon Sep 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 averaging 30.20 inches weakens to 30.00 inches Tuesday and then 29.90 inches Wednesday as a cold front approaches from the west. This cold front cuts across Lake Erie Thursday with a trough averaging 29.90 inches lingering into the end of the week and into the weekend. LEZ162>164-011415- 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- 344 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-011415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 344 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-011415- 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- 344 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-011415- MAFOR 0109/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 11110 12210 11200 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 11300 11200 12110 11210 11200 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12200 14100 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$