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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
954 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 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 29.90 inches will move east across Lake Erie tonight
with a trough averaging 29.90 inches lingering over the lake into
Wednesday night. High pressure 30.10 inches will build over the
Great Lakes on Thursday through Friday. A cold front will then
move east across Lake Erie on Saturday.

LEZ162-200815-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
954 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming
north. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ163>165-200815-
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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
954 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
waterspouts. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A slight chance of showers early. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast.
A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of waterspouts.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ166>168-200815-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
954 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. A chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, then a chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late in
the morning. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ061-169-200815-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
954 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming
south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. A chance of
waterspouts late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ161-200815-
MAFOR 2003/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11710 14810 12820. A chance of waterspouts. A
chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 12710 13810 11110 11120. A chance of
waterspouts. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12406 11500 11710 12810 12120. A chance of
waterspouts. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3
feet overnight and Wednesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet Wednesday evening.

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