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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 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 cold front will push south of the area tonight, allowing high
pressure 30.10 inches to build over the area for Friday. A warm
front will lift across the area late Friday into early Saturday,
followed by a cold front that will likely slow over northern Ohio
on Sunday into Monday. The front will lift northeast as a warm
front Monday night as a cold front approaches from the west.

LEZ162-163-110230-
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-
349 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ164>167-110230-
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-
349 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ061-168-169-110230-
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-
349 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1021/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 12800 12100 13200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11800 13100 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 12800 11100 13800 11100. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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