Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
262 FZUS61 KCLE 091957 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 257 PM EST Sun Nov 9 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 29.70 inches will move off the New England Coast Monday, allowing a trough averaging 29.90 inches to linger over Lake Erie through Monday before another low pressure 29.50 inches brings a warm front northeast Tuesday night, followed by a cold front on Wednesday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger across the area on Thursday. High pressure 30.10 inches returns on Friday. LEZ162>164-100315- 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- 257 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots. Rain showers early, then snow showers with a slight chance of rain showers late this evening. Snow showers likely after midnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers likely early, then a chance of snow showers from late morning on. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165-166-100315- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 257 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots. Rain and snow showers this evening, then snow showers with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .MONDAY...North winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. Snow showers with rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-100315- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 257 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots. Rain showers early, then rain and snow showers late this evening. Snow showers after midnight. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to 30 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. Snow and rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 11 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. Showers likely. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ161-100315- MAFOR 0922/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11846 11847 14837 11837 11730. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Monday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11846 12847 14837 11747. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11146 11847 11837 13827 11710 11720. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Monday. $$