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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 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...
High pressure 30.00 inches will drift east away from the region
by this evening, allowing a warm front to lift across the lake
late tonight into early Tuesday. A cold front will move southeast
across the area Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night with a trough
averaging 29.80 inches lingering over the eastern Great Lakes
through Wednesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build east
Thursday and Friday.

LEZ162>164-202015-
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-
940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Patchy smoke early. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ165>167-202015-
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-
940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Patchy smoke early. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ061-168-169-202015-
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-
940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Patchy smoke early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ161-202015-
MAFOR 2015/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12400 11300 11400 11410 11520 11536 11530. A chance
of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or
less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11600 12300 11410 11420 12530. A chance of
showers overnight and Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally
around 9 feet Tuesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 11500 11300 11410 12420 11520. A chance
of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5
feet Tuesday morning.

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