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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 PM EST Wed Feb 5 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.50 inches will exit to the
east overnight tonight. Low pressure of 29.70 inches over the
Great Plains lifts northeast into the Lower Great Lakes region
tonight into Thursday, dragging a cold front east across the lake
on Thursday afternoon. Another ridge of high pressure averaging
30.40 inches builds east across the Great Lakes on Friday and
Friday night before low pressure 29.50 inches moves northeast
across Lake Erie Saturday and Saturday night. High pressure 30.50
inches will build across the upper Great Plains and move east
Sunday through Monday.

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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-
343 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of freezing
rain late this evening. Freezing rain with a slight chance of
sleet after midnight, then freezing rain with possible rain and
snow showers likely late. Patchy fog late. Waves in ice free
areas 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A slight chance of
snow showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow
showers during the day, then snow showers and freezing rain
likely Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
343 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of freezing
rain late this evening. Freezing rain, snow showers and sleet
after midnight, then rain showers, freezing rain and snow showers
late. Patchy fog late. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow
showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Snow showers and freezing rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
343 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of freezing rain
and snow showers after midnight. Snow showers, freezing rain and
sleet late. Patchy fog late. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog early. A chance of snow
showers, freezing rain with a chance of rain showers early, then
a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers
late in the morning. A chance of rain showers early in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of snow showers during the day, then snow showers and
freezing rain Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 0522/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13210 11206 11400 12510 11610. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. Wave heights are for ice
free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13210 11217 11307 12510 11520. Waves 2 feet or
less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. Wave heights are for
ice free areas.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 12210 12207 11400 11520 11530. A chance of
rain showers Thursday. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly
ice covered.

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