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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1012 AM EDT Sat May 24 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches lingers over eastern Lake Erie
today before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds slowly from
the western Great Lakes tonight through Monday. The ridge will
gradually exit toward the north and east Monday night through Wednesday
as a weak low 30.10 inches approaches from the Mississippi Valley
late Tuesday through Wednesday.

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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-
1012 AM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1012 AM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-
1012 AM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2415/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 12600 14700 11700. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12620 11610 11600 14700. Waves 2 to 4 feet this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday
morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13620 11610 11600 12610 11600. Waves 3 to 5 feet
this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Sunday morning.

$$