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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
938 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 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 29.80 inches will move across the eastern Great
Lakes region tonight before dragging a cold front southeast across
Lake Erie through Sunday afternoon. A ridge of high pressure
averaging 30.10 inches will build over the Great Lakes from the
Upper Midwest Sunday night into Tuesday. High pressure builds to
30.20 inches while moving east towards New England by Wednesday.

LEZ162>164-200815-
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-
938 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late this evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A slight
chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-200815-
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-
938 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms, then showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-200815-
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-
938 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-200815-
MAFOR 2003/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12516 11610 11710 11810 12800 11110. A chance of
thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and
Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11516 11526 11610 12710 11700 11710 11810. A
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less building
to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2
feet Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11416 11516 11616 11610 11710 11700 12710. A chance
of thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$