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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
922 PM EST Thu Mar 5 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 stalled frontal boundary will waver over northern Ohio tonight
before it lifts northward across Lake Erie as a warm front
tomorrow. Low pressure 29.70 inches will track northeast through
the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes on Saturday. A trailing
cold front will sweep eastward across Lake Erie Saturday evening.
A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will build into the Ohio Valley
region Sunday before shifting east by Monday into Tuesday.

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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-
922 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Areas of dense fog. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Areas of
dense fog early. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain during the day, then rain Tuesday night. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
922 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. A slight chance of rain late this evening. Areas of dense
fog. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Areas
of dense fog early. A slight chance of rain late. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south
and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Rain.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain during
the day, then rain Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 6 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
922 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. A chance of rain with a slight chance of snow
late this evening. Patchy fog. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog early.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain Tuesday
night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 0604/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14204 12200 11300 11410. A chance of rain Friday
evening. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice free
areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11104 13204 12200 11300 11410. A chance of rain
Friday evening. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice
covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 15100 11200 11300. A chance of rain Friday evening.
Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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