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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
917 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds from the
western Great Lakes today. The ridge begins to exit eastward tonight
before a weak cold front drifts eastward across Lake Erie Monday
night through Tuesday. Behind the front, another ridge averaging
30.40 inches builds from the north-central United States through
Wednesday night. On Thursday, the ridge should begin to exit
toward the northeast United States.

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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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
917 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. The
lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Snow likely Thursday night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
917 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. The
lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow in the evening.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow Thursday night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 0116/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 12600 14500 11510. Waves omitted due to the
lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12700 12600 13500 11510. Waves omitted due to
the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11700 14600 13500. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

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