


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
365 FZUS61 KCLE 040738 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 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 30.10 inches will move across the lake today, sliding southeast tonight. A warm front will cross the lake behind the high pressure system tonight. Low pressure 29.70 inches will develop over the northern Lakes on Saturday and extend a cold front across Lake Erie on Sunday. High pressure 30.00 inches will return to the eastern Lakes for Monday and Tuesday. LEZ162-163-041415- 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- 338 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-041415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 338 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-041415- 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- 338 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-041415- MAFOR 0409/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11300 14200 11300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13200 11100 12200 11300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 11200 13100 11200 11300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$